Overview
- Photos from Thursday’s Hanover Halloween Parade show a St. Joseph Catholic School float featuring a replica of the Auschwitz entrance sign reading “Arbeit Macht Frei.”
- Bishop Timothy C. Senior apologized on Friday, saying he was shocked and appalled and calling the display profoundly offensive and unacceptable.
- He stated the originally approved float design did not include Holocaust imagery.
- The diocese plans to review approval procedures and engage the Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition and the Anti-Defamation League for education and outreach.
- St. Joseph Catholic School has not responded to media inquiries as local social media criticism intensifies.