In Spain, a group of priests prayed that the Pope “may go to heaven as soon as possible.” After the scandal, they refused to apologize.
A group of Ultraconservative priests wished death on Pope Francis during a YouTube live and the moment went viral on social networks. The priests’ statements caused a scandal in Spain to the point that they demanded that they apologize, something that they refused to do.
“I pray a lot for the Pope, so that he can go to heaven as soon as possible.”“, expresses Gabriel Calvo Zarrautepriest of the Archdiocese of Toledo. The phrase, far from generating indignation among those present, was taken as a joke and they began to laugh. They all participated in the Sacristy of the Vendée program, a “priestly gathering counterrevolutionary”.
The priests who wished death to Pope Francis
By launching the terrible phrase about the death of the Popethe American priest Charles Murr He added: “I also join Father Gabriel’s prayers for the Holy Father”. For his part, the Mexican Juan Razo also he said “united in prayer to the holy father“.
The priest Francisco J. Delgadowho was one of those who sought signatures to go against the blessings of same-sex couples, launched: “Well, let’s see if we pray harder.”
The release of the priests who wished Pope Francis dead: they refused to apologize
After the scandalous statements, the archdiocese of Toledo, to which Delgado and Calvo Zarrauete belong, released a statement in which it expressed its deep “rejection” for the conversation about the Supreme Pontiff.
Furthermore, they stated that the priests were informed “of the need to apologize for such statements that harm the communion of the Church and They scandalize the People of God“and they hinted that they could exist”other corrective measures”.
Faced with this, the priests broke the silence and used the social network Pope Francisco. In the message, the priests They refused to apologize and they assured that everything “It was in a humorous tone“.
The truth is that after qualifying as a “slip” what happened, they also expressed that they feel “regret” for the unfortunate comment about ‘praying for the Pope to go to Heaven as soon as possible.’
Finally, in the publication, they reiterated their accession to Pope Francis and they repelled the attacks against him. “It pains us to have been able to confuse the simple souls who find training and consolation in our program.“, they expressed. In any case, they did not apologize for the statements.
Source: Ambito
