Well, I'm a little curious about who actually runs the missions, because down here in Santa Barbara the mission is still a functioning church, and it even touches upon the treatment of native americans.

...However, the mission in Santa Cruz is just a reproduction of the original one, so who knows who runs that one, I've never bothered to go...

I'll simplify the psychobabble to something very simple for ya - only assholes vandalize. Very simple. Respect for other people's property (or in this case, everyone else's property) is important.