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The video of the Christmas mass delivered by Don Pietro Cesena for the parish of Santi Angeli Custodi in Piazenza. “Drink in abundance, wine is a symbol of eternal life. This is because teetotalers don’t go to heaven“he said. And the video of the homily broadcast was immediately online. Shortly after, however, on the night of Friday to Saturday, the priest felt ill and was taken to hospital. Where he was subjected to tests and it turned out positive for coronavirus.
For Santo Stefano Day, Saturday December 26, and today Sunday December 27, the masses have been suspended in the church of Borgotrebbia, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Piacenza. Meanwhile, many faithful who were present at the Christmas celebrations have been held in solitary confinement. Don Pietro Cesena would be hospitalized in pulmonology.
However, it is not the first time that the priest has been in the center of media attention. And it wasn’t always because of some joke during mass. During the last closure, in mid-April, when the churches were closed due to the emergency of the coronavirus, Don Pietro Cesena had invited the faithful to still attends mass, despite prohibitions in force, telling them not to fear sanctions from the police: “Don’t pay the police fines, don’t be afraid to come to mass. What they confronted us with is unconstitutional, it is something oppressive. We will go to the judges, and all this you will see will be questioned“.
This was the sentence pronounced on April 19 to some people who, listening to his suggestions, had gone to church anyway. However, at the end of that day’s celebration, the policeman. And even the bishop of Piacenza had sent a letter to the press reiterating the need to respect all the anti-contagion rules: “We have a tremendous responsibility, because the number of infections and deaths is impressive“he added.
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