A Catholic Mayor Commissioned Statues of Saints. Residents Revolted.

After a local newspaper, The Patriot Ledger, published the mayor’s plans for the statues in an article last year, 200 people showed up at a City Council meeting to voice their displeasure. More than 1,500 signed an online petition opposing the statues’ installation. A group of 19 local clergy members, representing Lutherans, Jews, Methodists, Catholics and other faiths, issued a statement of concern.