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A Spanish archbishop has publicly criticized a bunch of monks for feedback that will or could not have been a joke about Pope Francis' failing well being.
The feedback that angered Francisco Cerro Chaves, Archbishop of Toledo, had been made by some monks on a weekly web podcast.
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A priest made a 'joke' which was interpreted as a 'pray for Pope Francis to die as quickly as potential'.
Chaves posted an announcement on his archdiocesan web site on Wednesday, rejecting the feedback and warning that he could take unspecified “corrective steps.”
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The Related Press reported:
“The assertion got here after an episode of a program referred to as 'The Vestry of the Vendée' on YouTube, a counter-revolutionary priest's assembly earlier this month. In it, a priest from Toledo provides an introductory salute, saying, 'I for the Pope. I additionally pray quite a bit, in order that he can go to heaven as quickly as potential.
One other priest expressed his assist for it, whereas the dialog group, consisting of six Spanish-speaking monks from totally different nations, laughed on the feedback.
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Archbishop Chávez expressed his 'deep rejection of any expression of dissatisfaction with the particular person and ministry of the Holy Father'.
The assertion additional stated that the archbishopric 'doesn’t symbolize or make any representations relating to statements made by monks within the Web occasion.'
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“In messages posted on its X platform account on Wednesday, Wendy's Group's Sacristi apologized. “We remorse the unlucky remark, made in a joking tone, concerning the Pope praying for his as quickly as potential passage to heaven,” it stated.
'This can be a poor remark and though it doesn’t specific a demise want for the Pope, as some media have maliciously unfold, we perceive that it may very well be interpreted that means,' the group stated.
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