Archbishop of San Francisco performs exorcism to cleanse protest site

The archbishop of San Francisco performed a short exorcism ceremony Saturday outside a Catholic church where protesters had earlier toppled a statue of Father Junipero Serra, saying the ceremony was intended to drive out evil and defend the image of Serra.Show more

The feet are the only thing left of the statue after it was vandalized and desecrated at St. Rafael Mission Church in San Rafael on Oct. 12.

About 150 people attended an exorcism Saturday morning outside St. Raphael Catholic Church in downtown San Rafael, where a statue of St. Junipero Serra was toppled Monday during a protest.

Serra was an 18th-century Spanish missionary priest and the father of the California mission system.

The Franciscan priest has long been praised by the church for bringing Roman Catholicism to what is now the western United States, but critics highlight a darker side to his legacy.

In converting Native Americans to Catholicism, critics say he forced them to abandon their culture or face brutal punishment.

San Rafael police say they arrested five people on vandalism charges for knocking over the statue on Monday.

Source: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Archbishop-performs-exorcism-to-cleanse-protest-15655677.php

Source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/S-F-archbishop-holds-exorcism-at-San-Rafael-15655608.php

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