Activists file Vatican complaint against Spanish pro-bullfighting priests
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Activists for animal rights presented this Tuesday (3) a formal complaint at the Vatican to ask the Catholic Church to condemn five Spanish priests accused of defending the bullock. Italian lawyer of the animal rights organization PETA, Laura Sgro presented the complaint to the Dicastery for the Clergy and hopes to force the Holy See to investigate the priests for their public promotion of the bullock.
The anti-Taurin protesters have been demanding for years that the pope oppose bullfighting, which they consider a barbaric and archaic practice contrary to Catholic teachings. Spain celebrates about 1,500 bullfighting celebrations a year. Its defenders describe it as a cultural tradition. An Italian lawyer from the animal rights organization PETA, Laura Sgro, filed the complaint with the Dicastery for the Clergy and hopes to force the Holy See t…
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The LocalActivists file Vatican complaint against Spanish pro-bullfighting priests
Animal activists filed a formal complaint at the Vatican Tuesday asking the Catholic Church to denounce five Spanish priests whom they accuse of glorifying animal cruelty in defending bullfighting.
A formal complaint was filed on Tuesday 3 November in the Vatican by animal activists against five Spanish priests whom they accuse of promoting bullfighting. Spain organizes about 1,500 bullfighting each year.
"It is a complaint against five priests, but in reality the petition concerns all priests who support bullfights. It is a well-known activity, very cruel and very violent. Some priests have not only expressed their support for it, but have even performed blessings before the bullfights," Sgró said.
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