{"id":2413562,"date":"2025-03-17T17:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T21:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-face-of-evil-suspect-arrested-after-satanic-attack-on-st-patrick-church\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T17:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T21:45:17","slug":"the-face-of-evil-suspect-arrested-after-satanic-attack-on-st-patrick-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-face-of-evil-suspect-arrested-after-satanic-attack-on-st-patrick-church\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Face of Evil&#8217;: Suspect Arrested After Satanic Attack on St. Patrick Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-face-of-evil-suspect-arrested-after-satanic-attack-on-st-patrick-church%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2413562&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Kansas Catholic church named for St. Patrick was vandalized as the weekend leading to St. Patrick&rsquo;s Day began.<\/p>\n<p>A suspect was arrested Sunday after the damage to St. Patrick&rsquo;s Church in Wichita was discovered at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Wichita police representative Aaron Moses said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansas.com\/news\/local\/article302144564.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wichita Eagle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police found &ldquo;extensive vandalism, including hate speech, damage to statues, candles and glass. Notably, a United States flag was also burned,&rdquo; Moses said.<\/p>\n<p>Police declined to provide details of what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-targeting-catholics-went-beyond-single-office-redacted-documents-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hate speech<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>The Wichita Fire Department, FBI, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were investigating, police said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: A Catholic church in Kansas was ransacked Friday night by Satanists. The FBI and ATF are on scene investigating.<\/p>\n<p>Statues, candles, and windows were smashed, and an American flag was burned at St. Patrick&rsquo;s Catholic Church in Wichita. The vandals also spray-painted hate&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s8LOAthXLJ\">pic.twitter.com\/s8LOAthXLJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatholicVote\/status\/1901242543964143691?\">March 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After forcing their way inside, statues were destroyed, glass smashed, and other extensive damage exacted upon this sacred space,&rdquo; the Kansas Catholic Conference posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kscathconf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A Satanic website was scrawled on a wall. This is the face of evil,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s disgusting,&rdquo; Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksn.com\/news\/wichita-church-vandalized-with-hate-speech-damage-to-statues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSN-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t matter what denomination. People should feel safe there, and they should feel that it&rsquo;s a place that would be respected,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Wichita Eagle, a suspect in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/priest-sends-message-pro-abortion-vandals-multiple-area-churches-hit-wont-stop-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vandalism<\/a> was arrested at 2:20 a.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/salinapost.com\/posts\/7271c939-ab89-420e-be16-731c7bca48e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salina Post<\/a> identified the suspect as Michael Angel Gonzalez, 23, of Saline County.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWichitaNewsFlash%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02mYg7fLqdL89LZxxkFLnjyd6anWXXkZFXd3A1DJcwNHh9t53GE5kJ5767CRNHLnV6l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"718\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez has been locked up in the Sedgwick County Jail on a bond of more than $500,000 and faces charges of burglary, criminal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/church-ransacked-robbed-sleeping-madonna-left-broken-desecrated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">desecration<\/a>, and criminal damage to property in connection with the damage to the church.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">St Patrick Catholic church in Wichita, Kansas, was found vandalised this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Image: Kansas Catholic Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RG8vlIGKYq\">pic.twitter.com\/RG8vlIGKYq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sachinettiyil\/status\/1901053344862368017?\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez also faces charges of contempt of court and violating his parole, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kake.com\/home\/north-wichita-catholic-church-damaged-in-burglary\/article_a5f510fa-01d4-11f0-b1e6-eb2eb3f87528.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KAKE-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas Department of Corrections said Gonzalez was on parole for convictions of criminal threat, criminal damage to property, and burglary.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This reprehensible act of vandalism will not be tolerated,&rdquo; Sullivan said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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