US EditionThe Archbishopric of Seville Rectifies and Allows a Young Woman with Down Syndrome to Be Godmother in a Baptism
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The Archdiocese authorizes the baptism with the chosen godmother, despite the priest of Benacazón who considered her "not fit".
The Archdiocese of Seville has had to intervene in the controversial case of Noelia, an 18-year-old with Down syndrome who was refused a role by the parish priest in her hometown of Benacazón (Seville). She wanted to be the godmother of her cousin's children, but the priest rejected her request. The decision sparked protests not only from Noelia's parents but from the entire town, which launched a petition demanding the priest's removal for disc…
The news The Archbishopric of Seville corrects the parish priest who refused to allow a young woman down to be a baptism godmother was first published in Last Minute Religious News
Remember that the Church contemplates "catechetic adaptations" for the inclusion of all people Regrets "the damage that has caused the management of this situation" The young woman with Down's syndrome will be a godmother of baptism
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