After Statue Is Toppled In LA, California Catholic Conference Of Bishops Says Father Junipero Serra Fought For Better Treatment Of Native Americans

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The California Catholic Conference of Bishops issued its first statement on the vandalism of a Father Junipero Serra statue in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, saying that Serra “made great sacrifices to defend and serve the indigenous population.”
The statue of the Spanish leader who brought the first Catholic missionaries to California about 250 years ago was torn down on Saturday at Placita Olvera.
Protesters who support getting rid of Serra’s stat