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PULSE POINTS
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of the Anglican communion, has allowed “marginalized” graffiti artists to vandalize the ancient church.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Canterbury Cathedral, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Anglicans.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Canterbury, England.
💬KEY QUOTE: “It is weird to me that these people don’t see the irony of honoring ‘marginalized communities’ by making a beautiful historical building really ugly.” – Vice President J.D. Vance
🎯IMPACT: The woke art project is just the latest controversy for the Church of England and comes days after the selection of the first woman as Archbishop of Canterbury.
IN FULL
The Church of England has allowed Canterbury Cathedral, its ancient mother church, to be vandalized by graffiti artists from “marginalized communities.” This has drawn sharp reactions online, including from U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. The so-called “Hear Us” installation features graffiti messages such as “Are you there?” and “Is illness sin?” pasted on the walls, pillars, and floors of the 1,400-year-old cathedral.
“I think it’s sacrilegious,” said one visitor, while another likened the historic site to “an underground car park” in a rough part of London.
“It is weird to me that these people don’t see the irony of honoring ‘marginalized communities’ by making a beautiful historical building really ugly,” Vice President Vance remarked on X (formerly Twitter).
David Monteith, the openly homosexual Dean of Canterbury, defended the installation, claiming, “There is a rawness which is magnified by the graffiti style, which is disruptive.”
“This exhibition intentionally builds bridges between cultures, styles and genres and, in particular, allows us to receive the gifts of younger people who have much to say and from whom we need to hear much,” he insisted.
The new art installation comes on the heels of the selection of the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, the first woman to occupy the role in 1,400 years. Mullally has already caused controversy in the broader Anglican communion for her liberal “pro-choice” views on abortion and general wokeness.
Mullally’s appointment comes just weeks after the Anglican church named an openly lesbian woman as the Archbishop of Wales.
It is weird to me that these people don’t see the irony of honoring “marginalized communities” by making a beautiful historical building really ugly. https://t.co/j7GEtCFsMY
— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 10, 2025
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