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Bishop suspends masses after an advert filmed in a church in Ventimiglia
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Bishop suspends masses after an advert filmed in a church in Ventimiglia

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  • The bishop of Ventimiglia Antonio Suetta has suspended liturgical celebrations in the church of the Santi Angeli Custodi after third parties used the sacred place to film an unauthorized advertising spot.
  • Masses will resume after a penitential rite of reparation presided over by the bishop himself on Friday at 10.30am.

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Why It Matters

Bishop Antonio Suetta is known for controversial stances, including anti-abortion campaigns and criticism of the Sanremo Festival.

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They film a commercial in the church and the bishop suspends masses. Awaiting penance, with attached cult. It happens in Ventimiglia, in the far west of Liguria and the protagonist is Bishop Antonio Suetta, no stranger to taking positions that have caused discussion from anti-abortion and transition campaigns to controversies with the Sanremo Festival.

"Following an episode which saw the improper, illegitimate and unauthorized use by third parties for commercial purposes of the church of the Santi Angeli Custodi in Grimaldi di Ventimiglia for the recording of an advertising spot spread on social networks, the competent diocesan authority has formally found the details of the desecration of the sacred place", communicates the Diocese.

The bishop of Ventimiglia Antonio Suetta has decided "in compliance with canonical norms and to safeguard the respect due to the sanctity of the house of the Lord" that liturgical celebrations "in the aforementioned church are temporarily suspended".

"The reopening for worship - we read on the diocese website - will take place on the occasion of the penitential rite of reparation", a rite which will be presided over by the diocesan bishop on Friday at 10.30 am.

No consequences for the parish priest who, according to the bishop, was not informed of the facts. Everything would have happened in the church taking advantage of the opening hours to the public. The diocese will present a complaint to the competent authorities.

Open Questions

  • Who are the third parties who created the unauthorized commercial?
  • What will be the legal consequences for those responsible for the illegitimate use of the church?
  • Will the diocese take preventative measures to avoid similar incidents in the future?

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This article was originally published by Repubblica Cronaca.

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