MINNEAPOLIS — The home of the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is a crime scene.
Police said burglars described as “real pros” broke into the home over the weekend and stole rings and crosses adorned with jewels. The church said the items are “historically and reverentially irreplaceable.”
The thieves entered Archbishop John Nienstedt’s home by climbing up to a second-story window and breaking glass that police said was “three or four inches thick.” A police spokesman said the thieves were “pros” and “executed a well-thought-out plan.”
Rosaries and a small safe are missing, too.
Nienstedt was in Rome at the time of the break-in Saturday morning.
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Glass “three or four inches” thick? Not even bulletproof glass is that thick. What kind of home does the Archbishop have? It sounds like a nuke-blast proof bunker.
Glass “three or four inches” thick? Not even bulletproof glass is that thick. What kind of home does the Archbishop have? It sounds like a nuke-blast proof bunker.
It is rather like a bunker — physically and aesthetically (especially the chapel). Very cold: lots of poured concrete and brick.
Is this perchance related to the previous post?
Even though he´s my namesake, I always wonder why call him the Good Thief. He got caught, didn´t he? 🙂
What you need is St. Michael and his big sword, the patron of policemen. Once he gets caught, then send him over to St. Dismas for some tips on avoiding a REAL death sentence.
I instantly wondered if it were related to his actions in his diocese?
Sounds like a revenge theft and that makes recovery much less likely.
Revenge theft by “pros”? That may be a stretch. I think they would have had to plan the burglary. Could be revenge for an older “offense”.
Could we start screaming that this is a “hate crime” directed at Catholics? That way we can get to be on the Media victim list too.
Unless, of course, they decide that it’s just retiribution for the “reign of Homophobic hatred”.
After all, they did steal jewelry.
Could we start screaming that this is a “hate crime” directed at Catholics? That way we can get to be on the Media victim list too.
Unless, of course, they decide that it’s just retiribution for the “reign of Homophobic hatred”.
After all, they did steal jewelry.
I.R.,
Someone could walk into my living room, start clubbing me over the head with a blunt object while screaming “I hate Catholics!” and it wouldn’t be charged as a “hate crime.”
If you need proof that such laws don’t protect everyone equally, Goodsearch the name “Mary Stachowicz” and see why. Anytime something bad happens to Catholics (or our fellow Christians) we *always* had it coming and are *always* the haters and perpetrators of hatred…
It’s just a shame the thieves hadn’t gone over to Minneapolis to steal those ‘priceless’ puppets from St. Joan of Arc instead.
I hope the felt banners are safe. Please tell me the felt banners are safe.