Peel police are investigating graffiti spray painted on a Roman Catholic church in&nbsp;Mississauga as a possible hate crime, as tempers flare over its&nbsp;priest's controversial remarks about residential schools.

During his sermon at the&nbsp;Merciful Redeemer Parish&nbsp;last Sunday, Pastor&nbsp;Owen Keenan referred to&nbsp;the "good done" by the Roman Catholic Church in residential schools, saying some might go so far as to even thank it.

Priest under fire after sermon on the 'good done' by Catholic Church on residential schools

A Mississauga, Ont., priest is under fire after a sermon referencing the "good done" by the Roman Catholic Church in residential schools, saying some might go so far as to even thank it.

Mississauga pastor Owen Keenan gives daily mass at the Merciful Redeemer Parish on June 15, 2021. 

Owen Keenan

Rev. Owen Keenan, a Roman Catholic priest in Mississauga, Ont., west of Toronto, gives daily mass at the Merciful Redeemer Parish on June 15, 2021. He is under fire for comments about residential schools he made in a recent sermon.

Peel police are releasing few details at this time.&nbsp;

Constable Himmet Gill would only tell&nbsp;CBC Toronto that the investigation is ongoing.&nbsp;

Officers are investigating graffiti spray-painted on Merciful Redeemer Parish in Mississauga as a possible hate crime. 

Church defaced after Mississauga priest's remarks on 'good done' in residential schools

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