F.families rainbow, abortion and euthanasia I’m not a problem for him. Unfortunately, however, they are for the Diocese where mass is needed, which punished him for his ideas.
Don Giulio Mignani, priest of Bonassolain the province of La Spezia, in Liguria, has never made a secret of his positions and for this reason the suspension was triggered.
Don Giulio Mignani is suspended with the rainbow families
What it means, he himself explained to his parishioners: «Good morning everyone. It is my duty to inform you that I have been suspended “a divinis”, that is, I was suspended from my ministry. This means that I remain a priest and am not excommunicatedhowever, I can no longer carry out any public celebration of sacraments and sacramentals and I cannot preach ”.
For Sunday mass, he adds, “a priest will temporarily come to replace me, pending the appointment of my successor. I take this opportunity to thank everyone for the help, human affection, esteem and closeness that you have given me over the years ».
The Diocese does not like his ideas
The Diocese of La Spezia explained the reason for his intervention in a note: “In December 2021, Don Giulio Mignani he had already been recalled by the bishop with a formal act to the observance of the freely assumed pastoral and canonical commitments. Unfortunately in recent months he has continued to issue further statements ».
Don Luigi Mignani was suspended by the Diocese of La Spezia for his ideas on rainbow couples, abortion and euthanasia (Screenshot Facebook)
Don Giulio Mignani does not flinch
The recall, however, evidently did not help, because Don Giulio never backed down. And this is also because, explains the priest “the positions I have taken have never meant to be offensive or polemical towards the Church“.
On the contrary, if anything, Mignani says he has always been moved “by the concern that the Church can be considered increasingly marginal and less and less credible in contemporary society “.
And therefore, “to obviate the danger that the Church closes in a sterile self-referentiality” he thought that the best way was “to allow all its members, including the clergy, to be able to freely express their desire for change», Trying to carry out« a serious exercise of listening to the people I met in my ministry ».
Who on Facebook “is with Giulio”
The news has created debate in the Ligurian village and the community has divided, between those who support the parish priest and those who instead consider his positions excessive to be a man of the church.
A page was also born on Facebook “I’m with with Giulio“, A closed group created, as explained on the social network,” to exchange ideas and opinions on the story that happened in recent days, or the statements of Don Giulio. For those who do not know, the parish priest distanced himself from the “anti-gender counter”. All our support and esteem goes to the don ».
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