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Bishop Emeritus Reig Pla Says that Disability Is “Inheritance of Sin and Nature’s Disorder” – Pledge Times
- Juan Antonio Reig Pla, Bishop Emeritus of Alcalá de Henares, expressed during a sermon held at a church in Alba de Tormes that disability results from the stain of sin and a disruption in the natural order.
- Reig Pla's remarks follow a history of controversial statements, including claims against gender ideology and defending courses aimed at reversing homosexuality, which sparked public and institutional backlash.
- The organization Asprodes Castilla y León criticized Reig Pla's remarks, emphasizing that disabilities have biological origins and should be approached from a perspective that respects human rights, equal opportunities, and personal dignity.
- In his homily, Reig Pla stated that children who have physical, intellectual, or mental disabilities are affected by what he described as the inheritance of sin and a fundamental disorder of nature, while the Asprodes association responded by emphasizing that disability should not be considered a form of punishment or a moral fault.
- The controversy highlights ongoing tension between Reig Pla’s traditionalist views and advocacy groups emphasizing disability's biological basis and human rights, suggesting continued public dispute over his statements.
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Bishop Reig Pla Says It Wasn't His "Intention" to Offend People with Disabilities and Cites the Catechism
Bishop Emeritus of Alcalá de Henares Juan Antonio Reig Pla has assured that it was not his "intention" to offend persons with disabilities with the words he uttered last May 11 in a homily in Alba de Tormes, in which he related "physical, intellectual or psychic disability" with a "inheritance of sin," and clarified that his statements are based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church."If anyone has felt offended by the words of this homily, Mgr.
Bishop Reig Pla Associates Disability with “Sin” and “Disorder of Nature”
Bishop Emeritus of Alcalá de Henares Juan Antonio Reig Pla considers disability to be “inheritance of sin and the disorder of nature.” As he said last May 11 during a homily pronounced in the Basilica of the Annunciation of Alba de Tormes (Salamanca). The association Asprodes Plena Inclusion Castilla y León condemned his statement this Monday, which he described as “deeply offensive, stigmatizing”.
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