On Tuesday, a group of Chilean laypeople interrupted a Mass that took place in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago, Chile, the Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati demanded his renunciation. The protest comes a few months later to the clear announcement that all the bishops of the country have put their mandate in the hands of Pope Francis, who had gathered in Rome, the bishops of the country for a series of individual and group talks.
Last Tuesday, the 75-year-old titular of the archdiocese of the capital was summoned by a judge to question him on charges of sexual abuse of religious against minors
Interrupting the religious ceremony, the demonstrators showed banners demanding “the renunciation of all bishops” and this provoked the intervention of the security of the Cathedral and the “Carabineros” which is the protest
The Mass After one and a half hours, according to the newspaper La Tercera, Cardinal Ezzati addressed the people who had said at the event: “Thank you for having accompanied us”.
In front of the cathedral, one of the demonstrators blocked the apostolic nuncio in Chile, Mons. Ivo Scapolo said aloud: “Please, give up your office.”
The priest Jorge Muñoz, who incorporated the group of religious who had accompanied the cardinal at the ceremony, said he felt “pain for all this
For all this – he insisted – we need to heal and correct What we did as a church. ”
But” more painful, “he continued, is all the victims lived and suffered These situations occur because many people have suffered. ”
On Monday, the Chilean prosecutor announced that 158 priests and lay people in the Catholic Church were responsible for their sexual abuse. The current number of open cases is 37, while the number of victims has risen to 104, including 52 minors.
Finally, on Tuesday, coroner Jorge Abbot did not rule out that other bishops would be quoted before the Justice Chilean civilization, even though he did not want to mention a name at the moment.
(newsbeezer)