PHOTOS: Catholic church defiled in Boulder

By Courtesy, Mark Haas 05/04/2022 | updated 4 years ago

Someone spray-painted abortion rights messages at Boulder's Sacred Heart of Mary Church Wednesday night. (Mark Haas)

“My Body My Choice” spray-painted in blue across the window of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in May. (Mark Haas)

Sacred Heart of Mary in Boulder was vandalized in May. (Mark Haas)

Boulder County sheriffs deputies were called to investigate the latest incident of vandalism on a Colorado Catholic Church which happened some time Wednesday night. (Mark Haas)

An anti-abortion display of 4000 crosses was knocked over last September when Sacred Heart of Mary's was attacked. The church was also spray-painted. Officials say some of that paint had not been cleaned up when this latest attack occurred. (Mark Haas) — An anti-abortion display of 4000 crosses was knocked over last September when Sacred Heart of Mary’s was attacked. The church was also spray-painted. Officials say some of that paint had not been cleaned up when this latest attack occurred. (Mark Haas)

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