He said he would have acted differently had he known they were carved by children.

Because children can have a bit of satanism, as a treat?

“Leaving the rectory on Sunday evening, I saw numerous symbols of the satanic feast of ‘Halloween’ placed in front of our sacred grounds,” he wrote.

“I acted according to my faith and duty to be a father and protector of the children entrusted to me and removed these symbols,” said Father Smejkal, parish priest at the Roman Catholic Church of St John the Baptist.

“Think of the children” is almost always the excuse fragile men use to crack down on their personal moral panic.

I think this priest gave those kids a very useful lesson on the clergy that they’re going to remember for their whole lives. Well done!