(ANSA) – CROTONE, 27 JUL – The story of the Milanese parish priest who celebrated mass in the sea of Crotone a few days ago using a mat as an altar in the water, ends up under the attention of the judicial authorities. The Prosecutor of the Republic of Crotone Giuseppe Capoccia, in fact, announced that his office has “entered a file and started investigations for ‘offense to a religious confession’ in relation to the episode of an alleged religious celebration held in the sea in front of the beach town and whose images have been disseminated in the mass media. The investigations have been delegated to the Digos of Crotone “.
The idea of celebrating Mass at sea came to Don Mattia Bernasconi, vicar of the pastoral care for young people of the parish of San Luigi Gonzaga in Milan in Crotone with the boys of his parish to participate in a field of the legality of Libera. On the last day of their stay, the group wanted to spend a day at the beach and for Mass – it was Sunday – they thought of celebrating it in the pine forest of a campsite, but the space was occupied. “It was very hot – explained Don Mattia – and so we said to ourselves: why not put in the water? A family heard us and made their mattress available, which we transformed into an altar. It was beautiful”.
The priest and his boys participated in a camp that was held in the Terre Joniche-Libera Terra cooperative that manages the land confiscated from the ‘Ndrangheta clan of the Arena di Isola Capo Rizzuto by participating in excursions and meetings with those who fight on the front line ‘ndrangheta.
Yesterday, the Diocese of Crotone also intervened on the matter to highlight that “in some particular cases, on the occasion of retreats and school camps and in vacation places, it is also possible to celebrate Mass outside the church. contacts with the ecclesial leaders of the place where you are to give advice on the most appropriate way of carrying out a Eucharistic celebration of this kind.
Mostly . the Diocese underlined – it is necessary to maintain that minimum of decorum and attention to the symbols required by the very nature of liturgical celebrations “.
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Source: Ansa
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