Systematic attacks on churches are taking place in Canada. In the last five years alone, 123 churches have been burned to the ground. The authorities do not appear to care. The same thing is happening in Europe, where it likewise receives no attention in the media. If mosques had been subjected to anything similar, there would have been a public outcry.
Map of church fires during the last 4.5 years. Juno News
Across Canada, churches are being vandalised and burned to the ground. The Canadian government appears to have little interest in discovering why or in putting a stop to it. A recent study from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute shows that the number of arson attacks on Canadian churches has doubled since 2021.
The churches are landmarks in Canada’s small towns and represent continuity and memory. The losses are irreplaceable.
In many of Canada’s small towns there exists an architectural marvel. It is their church. These constitute the heart of each individual town. They tower above the houses and the small businesses. Often they are massive buildings with intricate designs and spires, some of them more than 200 years old.
Many of these small towns are “defined by their churches”. Is this the reason they are being set on fire? Who benefits from this systematic removal of Christian churches throughout Canada and Europe? The respective governments can no longer deny that these fires constitute a pattern.
We read that Christians burying their dead in Nigeria are being attacked by Muslims. No attention in the West. The same indifference as towards the church fires.
Once they have burned churches, sooner or later they will burn people.
The Gateway Pundit recently reported on all the churches that have been burned down in Europe in recent years. Figures from Ecclesiastical Insurance, the popular insurance company for Christian buildings in Europe, show that from 2020 to 2024 there were more than 200 cases of arson against churches.
Saint Romain no longer functioned as a church. It was sold to the town five years ago and deconsecrated.
The Archdiocese of Sherbrooke stated that Saint-Romain Church was sold to the town some years ago. The building had been desacralised – its sacred character had been removed. It functioned as a community centre and town library. The town mayor posted a message on the town’s website. The message concerns the revival of the library, the reception of book donations and the preservation of the bell tower. But nothing is mentioned about rebuilding the church.
There was a new fire station only a few metres from the church, yet 45 firefighters arrived too late. The fire chief said it was not possible to discern any motive behind the fire.