Posted: Jul 01, 2021 4:04 PM MT | Last Updated: July 2
A statue of Jesus was covered with red paint outside of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sunalta in southwest Calgary.(Julie Debeljak/CBC)
WARNING: This story contains distressing details.
At least 10 churches in Calgary have been defaced with red paint, following a national reckoning over the Catholic church s role in the residential school system.
Police say the places of worship were splashed with red paint or red handprints, and in one case a window was broken so paint could be tossed inside.
At one church, the phrases we were children and our lives matter were painted in red across the building s door.