Spanish Artist Stole and Desecrated over 200 Consecrated Hosts
As part of an exhibit, Abel Azcona placed the hosts on the ground in a public art gallery to form the word “Pederasty".
Spanish "artist" Abel Azcona stole more than 240 consecrated Hosts by pretending to receive Holy Communion at Mass. He then placed the hosts on the ground to form the word “pederasty”. Photos of the theft of the hosts and their placement on the ground are shown in a public art gallery in Pamplona. The Christian Lawyers Association has filed a lawsuit against Azcona for violating Spanish law. It has said the city council must pull the display or face legal action. "Maider Beloki, a councilwoman from the city’s Department for Culture, presented the exhibit, which is titled 'Buried.' The Hosts were laid out on display until a private citizen removed them from the art exhibit." "Polonia Catellanos, spokesperson for the Christian Lawyers Association, told CNA that the association has filed a lawsuit against the author of the display for “an offense against religious sentiments and desecration.” The offenses are illegal under Articles 524 and 525 of the Spanish Penal Code." The Christian lawyers’ group spokesman emphasized the group’s surprise that the city council would collaborate with this desecration. The Archbishop of Pamplona-Tudela, Archbishop Francisco Perez, has announced that he will celebrate a Mass of Reparation in the cathedral on Wednesday, November 25. According to the Spanish-language newspaper Noticias de Navarra: In a statement to the media, the Archbishop said that this “is a serious desecration of the Eucharist, a fact that deeply offends the Catholic faith and feelings, and violates religious freedom.” Therefore, the Archbishop expressed his “strong condemnation of these painful facts which constitute an attack on the faith of that Catholic community of the faithful of this Archdiocese and of all Catholics.”