[Laity send letter to “key” priest of the Pope about appointment of Bravo as Bishop of San Felipe]
VALPARAÍSO (CHILE)
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June 30, 2020
By Manuel Stuardo and Nicole Martínez
En una carta dirigida al sacerdote Jordi Bertomeu, oficial de la Congregación para la Doctrina de la Fe, laicos y víctimas de abuso sexual de Valparaíso manifestaron preocupación y dolor por el nombramiento de Gonzalo Bravo como obispo de San Felipe.
“Venimos con toda sinceridad -pero no sin miedo-, a expresarle nuestra profunda preocupación y dolor por el nombramiento del presbítero de la Iglesia de Valparaíso, Gonzalo Bravo, como obispo para la Iglesia de San Felipe”, dice la misiva titulada “Por las heridas de nuestra iglesia de Valparaíso”, en la que enfatizaron las acusaciones de encubrimiento de abusos sexuales.
[GOOGLE TRANSLATION: In a letter addressed to the priest Jordi Bertomeu, official of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, laity and victims of sexual abuse in Valparaíso expressed concern and pain over the appointment of Gonzalo Bravo as Bishop of San Felipe.
“We come with all sincerity -but not without fear-, to express our deep concern and pain for the appointment of the priest of the Church of Valparaíso, Gonzalo Bravo, as bishop for the Church of San Felipe”, says the letter entitled “For the wounds of our church in Valparaíso ” , in which they emphasized the accusations of covering up sexual abuse.]
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