1.   The church had been desecrated by vandals.

2.   The Krajina Serbs drove the local Croats from the area, destroyed their homes, desecrated their churches and operated a sort of police state.

3.   Israel has accused the Palestinian intruders of desecrating the church.

4.   One priest complained the foreigners had desecrated the church by smoking and drinking alcohol.

5.   One priest, speaking on condition of anonymity, complained that the foreigners had desecrated the church by smoking and drinking alcohol.

6.   One priest, who spoke on condition of anonymity, complained that the foreigners had desecrated the church by smoking and drinking alcohol.

7.   Last month, East Timorese Roman Catholics accused Moslem troops in the Indonesian army of desecrating a church and harassing clergy.