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A number of churches in and around Glasgow were subject to vandalism and anti-Catholic abuse over the weekend, the Guardian has learned, as Rangers supporters rampaged through the city centre on Saturday.

Windows were smashed at the St Maria Goretti church estate in Cranhill, north-east Glasgow. At another church, which has asked not to be identified, a banner with anti-Catholic slogans was draped across railings in time for evening mass, before it was removed by church officials. There were further reports of abusive heckling of those within church grounds. The Guardian understands that two incidents were reported to Police Scotland.

Neil Gray, the newly elected MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, in whose constituency one of the incidents took place, said he has received a number of complaints about anti-Catholic bigotry and racism from the weekend and raised them with the police. “We cannot tolerate bigotry, hatred and racism in any form and football can no longer be a front for this behaviour. I hope those responsible are brought to justice quickly.”




The absolute state of this. This needs to be clamped down on now..... Get strict liability back on the table for a start.