According to the diocese, a criminal complaint has already been filed with the authorities.
“The diocesan Church of Irapuato vigorously condemns this sacrilege, and we ask the corresponding authorities to find those responsible,” Silva said.
The priest lamented that this arson attack occurred shortly after the completion of restoration work paid for “with the effort and cooperation of many people.”
The church “has been totally damaged by smoke throughout its complex,” the priest reported.
At the end of his statement, the diocesan spokesman assured that, despite the attack, “the Church will tirelessly continue in this mission of building peace.”
“Violence always begets violence in any of its expressions,” he concluded.