The archbishop of Toledo has asked at the funeral of the Urda victims that "the causes" of the train accident in which 69 people lost their lives be clarified and that "responsibilities be assumed." Held in the Cathedral of Toledo, the ceremony was attended by the Kings, members of the opposition and the Government, without President Pedro Sánchez, as well as a multitude of neighbors and about 150 relatives of the deceased. In parallel, the Government's spokesperson minister, Elma Saiz, has spoken about Santiago Abascal's interview last night in La Revuelta. “What we saw last night was a politician insulting a worker and that deserves my full condemnation,” Saiz stated. Abascal has defended that presenter David Broncano “had a bad time” during his interview due to the “unacceptable pressure” to which in his opinion the left subjected him. For his part, the host of La Revuelta has admitted that he regrets not having used his usual comedic tone and for allowing Vox to choose the audience that attended the program. “I spent the entire interview saying ‘I screwed up, I was wrong,” he lamented in statements to La Sexta.
After the funeral mass for the 69 who died in the Urda train on December 28, the Kings came to greet and comfort the 150 relatives of the deceased who gathered in the Toledo cathedral.
Pope Leo XIV has sent his condolences in a letter that one of the bishops read at the funeral for the 69 victims of the Urda train in the Toledo cathedral. In the letter, written by the Vatican Secretary of State, the Pope says he feels “saddened” by the tragedy and wished for the “speedy recovery” of the injured.
In his homily, the archbishop of Toledo had a special last word for the wounded. "We do not forget you. We continue to care about you, your health and your recovery. And to all of you who have suffered this tragedy we want to tell you that your pain matters, that your lives matter to us and that we will remain close," said Cerro Chaves.
Cerro Chaves, which officiates the religious ceremony in memory of the 69 dead in the Urda train accident, has asked for a “firm” commitment to clarify the causes of the tragedy. “In the face of this terrible accident, it is legitimate to ask that the causes be clarified, that the corresponding responsibilities be assumed, that the relatives of the victims be compensated in justice and that all necessary means be put in place so that another tragedy like the one we have suffered never happens again,” said the Archbishop of Toledo from the altar of the cathedral of the capital of Castile-La Mancha in the same line that the king, Felipe VI, did at the doors of the Toledo university hospital on 29 December. October. There, 24 hours after the fatal collision between the two trains, the Kings went to visit and comfort the twenty injured people who were then hospitalized.
Francisco Cerro Chaves, archbishop of Toledo, reminds the families of Urda's victims that they are not alone. "To the families who have lost their loved ones, we want to tell you that we feel your pain as our own. We know that behind every life taken away there is a love story, a family, some projects, some hopes and so many shared moments that now become memories. There are hugs that have been left pending, words that have not been able to be said and absences that are difficult to fill. We do not have enough words to alleviate so much suffering, but we do want to offer you our affection, our prayer and our most sincere closeness," he said in his homily during the religious ceremony in memory of the 69 victims of the accident on October 28.
The archbishop has asked families not to feel alone after the tragedy. "The Church also wants to be at your side when this celebration ends, when you return to your homes and find yourself with the absence of those you love so much. We want to accompany your silence, respect your tears and sustain your hope. Your pain is not foreign to us: it is a pain that moves us and that we make our own," he said.
Some in tears, others with a serious face, 69 citizens of Urda carry 69 candles to the Christ of Miracles, who presides over the religious ceremony from the altar, one for the memory of each life broken on the tracks last October 28. The image of the Christ of Urda, which was brought from the municipality, about 70 kilometers from Toledo, had not left the small town of La Mancha in 400 years and this Tuesday it observes from a privileged place on the altar the ceremony presided over by the Archbishop of Toledo and attended by the Kings and the highest authorities of the State, with the exception of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the Constitutional Court, Cándido Count-Pumpido.
Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz have arrived at the Toledo Cathedral, where dozens of people have been queuing since this afternoon to attend the funeral for the 69 victims of the trains that collided in Urda. The Kings have entered through the homonymous door of the Toledo Cathedral, reserved for solemn and special occasions.
In rigorous mourning, Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz have entered with a serious countenance and a firm step through one of the corridors of the side nave of the cathedral, where there are some 150 relatives of the fatal victims of the Urda train accident that occurred on the morning of October 28. The organ of the immense Gothic temple is heard loudly while 69 people enter through the same hallway carrying a candle, one for each deceased.
The funeral of the 69 victims of the Urda accident begins in the Toledo Cathedral, with the presence of the Kings and presided over by the Archbishop of Toledo, Francisco Cerro Chaves. The ceremony is not a secular state funeral, which is why the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will not attend. Representing the Executive will be the first vice president and Minister of Economy, Carlos Body; the Minister of Education, Milagros Tolón; that of Health, Mónica García, and that of Defense, Margarita Robles. On behalf of the PP, the party leader and presidential candidate, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, attends.
Other authorities who have confirmed their attendance at the funeral include the president of the Congress of Deputies, Francina Armengol; the president of the Senate, Pedro Rollán; the president of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), Isabel Perelló; and the president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page.
Also attending are the regional presidents of Galicia, Alfonso Rueda; Andalusia, Juan Manuel Moreno; Cantabria, María José Sáenz de Buruaga; Murcia, Fernando López Miras; Valencian Community, Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca; Aragón, Jorge Azcón; Extremadura, María Guardiola; Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso; and Balearic Islands, Marga Prohens, as well as the president of the autonomous city of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas.
The influx of residents to the Toledo cathedral to attend the funeral of the Urda victims has been enormous. María Ángeles and Antonio have been waiting on the street since five in the afternoon for a ceremony scheduled for seven. Despite having been among the first to arrive at the temple, they had to share a seat in the last row. They say they are saddened, shocked by the accident. “It could have happened to any of us,” laments the man.
Presenter David Broncano regrets not having used comedy more during his interview this Monday with the president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, and for allowing the political party to choose the audience that attended the program. “I spent the entire interview saying I screwed up, I made a mistake, I thought it was a good idea but I screwed up,” the communicator lamented this Tuesday in statements to La Sexta.
Likewise, he has acknowledged that there were many occasions in which Abascal was speaking and he thought “dude, you are stupid, you have done it wrong, this makes no sense.” “Then he didn't allow me to respond or refute him with the speed that I think I should have done, he totally took me out,” he said.
"With Abascal I regret many things, possibly I should have used comedy more as I always do, but it was complicated, I also know that there were many people who told me that we shouldn't make jokes with politicians, I didn't do them either with Sánchez and with Montero and Rufián, although the interviews were also more lively because of the vibe they had," he declared.
Broncano has also assured that he was “uncomfortable.” “It bothered me a little, when I realized a strange atmosphere had been generated and a situation that I think does not deserve an interview with a political official in that it is so biased in the face of the public reaction,” he said.
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has spoken about last night's interview in La revuelta with the leader of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal. In a message on Along with the text, he has added a cut from the interview in which Abascal wishes David Broncano “luck” because he is going to “need it.” “Threatening while smiling is not humorous, it is degrading our democracy,” says Sánchez.
The Minister of Social Security and Government Spokesperson, Elma Saiz, has justified the absence of the Chief Executive, Pedro Sánchez, at the funeral of the victims of the accident in Urda (Toledo), which takes place this afternoon, in which the Government sends to the event “a high representation”, made up of the First Vice President and Minister of Economy, Carlos Body; the Minister of Education, Milagros Tolón; that of Health, Mónica García, and that of Defense, Margarita Robles. “The respect that the Government transmits is in that high representation, and in addition, the Government expresses its
