I focused on giving you a solution to getting the church Wayspots removed or altered to put a stop to the escalating situation asap
I did not focus on why the reports were rejected. What Niantic considers “Private Property” is SFPRP (single family private residential property).
We have had many issues come up where people were insisting something be removed when it does not meet Niantic’s definition of private property. I am sure the ambassador wanted to be clear on that. Here is a post with good responses about that issue if you want to understand why Niantic didn’t remove it: Private property
The form I linked goes to the same place as the other one, just is easier to get to since it is at the top here.