{"id":96339,"date":"2024-04-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/priests-talk-show-that-sparked-controversy-over-pope-francis-remarks-now-back-on-youtube\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T10:00:00","slug":"priests-talk-show-that-sparked-controversy-over-pope-francis-remarks-now-back-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/priests-talk-show-that-sparked-controversy-over-pope-francis-remarks-now-back-on-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"Priests\u2019 talk show that sparked controversy over Pope Francis remarks now back on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a Feb. 28 post on X \u201cThe Sacristy of the Vend\u00e9e\u201d apologized, stating that \u201cit was a comment in bad taste and although it does not express a wish for the pope to die, as some media have maliciously portrayed, we understand that it can be understood that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, the priests expressed their \u201cadherence to Pope Francis, in the same terms in which it was clearly expressed in the program of last Feb. 22. We reject attacks against the pope and the unity of the Church and those who deny the legitimacy of the pope\u2019s ministry.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a March 6 special edition, the program announced it was being suspended \u201cuntil further notice,\u201d given the controversy that had broken out: \u201cAfter much reflection and of our own volition, wanting to avoid putting our bishops in the position of having to make a difficult decision that would grant victory to our enemies, we have decided to make a strategic retreat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, as of April 20, \u201cThe Sacristy of the Vend\u00e9e\u201d is back on YouTube. At the beginning of the program, host Father Francisco Jos\u00e9 Delgado noted that it\u2019s a medium that doesn\u2019t take precedence over his pastoral duties and that if it served \u201cto harm the Church,\u201d then it was time to \u201clet it go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Father Francisco Torres, another regular on the show, said with an allusion to the battlefield that \u201cwe return here to this trench of Christ the King to the joy of many and the disappointment of our dear enemies for whom we pray as Our Lord Jesus Christ commanded us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Father Ricardo G\u00f3mez of the Archdiocese of Madrid joined the show as a newcomer and Delgado thanked him for his presence because \u201cthe truth is that it\u2019s not easy for someone to dare to join us today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n