More Churches destroyed and vandalised

in the post-Conciliar time than during the Second World War. At a guess, the numbers are close but this is almost certainly true. Private Paul Oglesby, 30th Infantry standing in reverence before an altar in a damaged Catholic Church. Note: pews at left appear undamaged, while bomb-shattered roof is strewn about the sanctuary. Acerno, Italy. September 23, 1943