Romanian Man Ransacks St. Peter's Basilica, Kicking Candelabras and Desecrating Altar

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Romanian Man Ransacks St. Peter's Basilica, Kicking Candelabras and Desecrating Altar
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A video circulating online shows a Romanian man vandalizing St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, kicking six golden candelabras from the altar and trampling the white linen beneath the Baldachin canopy. Tourists watched in horror as security personnel apprehended the man before he could cause further damage.

People have been left outraged after a video of a Romanian man breaking into and ransacking one of the Vatican's holiest sites has emerged online.

Vatican city tourists watched on in horror as the man desecrated the place of worship as security staff rushed to apprehend him before he caused anymore possible damage. The altar is considered one of the holiest sites in Christianity having been built above the tomb of Saint Peter, who in the religion's tradition was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ.

'It's the gesture that worries, not the damage,' one pointed out, as a concerned viewer chimed in: 'Historical works of inestimable value.'One impassioned onlooker wrote: 'I am not Catholic and I was overwhelmed with reverence in St. Peter's Basilica.Outraged viewers have taken to social media to brand the incident as 'disgusting'

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