Media Campaign Targets Priest for Upholding Church Doctrine

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
  • Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Societal Sphere
  • Media
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression

The Spanish media network SER launched a media campaign against a Catholic priest for posting a list of sins that preclude parishioners from receiving Communion until they have been confessed, calling the list a throw-back to old times.

The priest noted that the list he posted is from the doctrine of the Catholic Church and complained that the media network was attempting to silence him and interfere with his freedom of expression.

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