The statue of the suffering Christ destroyed with hammers

The news of the statue of Suffering Christ of Jerusalem taken with a hammer has aroused a strong reaction all over the world. It is a gesture that represents not only an attack on the Christian religion, but also a lack of respect for the history and culture of the city.

It is a horrible image to see, the statue of the Suffering Christ hammered by a tourist, who had no respect and no hesitation in carrying out such an insane and deplorable gesture.

It happened in Jerusalem, in the Church of the Flagellation. There Church of the Flagellation of Jerusalem is a Catholic place of worship located in the Old City of Jerusalem, near the Via Dolorosa. It was built in 1929 on the site of the old chapel dedicated to the Flagellation of Jesus, said to have been built on the ruin of Herod the Great's palace.

The church is run by Capuchin Friars Minor and contains numerous relics and icons, including the Flagellation Column and the Flagellation of Christ painted on a floor stone of the old chapel. It is also home to a community of Capuchin monks, who also run a leprosy hospital near the church.

A tourist hammers the statue of the suffering Christ

Right here, a man with bad intentions thought of entering the church and hitting the statue of Jesus with unprecedented violence. Israeli police arrested an American man and opened an investigation into the whole affair.

The arrested man is 40 years old and aJewish extremist. During the investigation it was found that the man was wearing a kippan and that day to enter the church he camouflaged himself in the midst of a group of tourists. Suddenly, he approached the statue with a hammer and started hitting it. The screams of those present allowed the police to intervene and stop the man, who in the meantime also tried to hit a guardian who was trying to block him.