The Government Denounces the Words of Ex-Bishop Reig Pla to the Public Prosecutor's Office, Who Said Disability Is "Inheritance of Sin"

The General Directorate of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, belonging to the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030, has denounced to the Attorney General's Office the words of Bishop Emeritus Juan Antonio Reig Pla made in a homily in which he assured that disability is a "inheritance of sin" and that it is a "disorder of nature". The religious made these statements in a Mass held on May 11 at the Basilica of the Annuncia…

The ministry calls on the Episcopal Conference to “reprove” the words “anachronistic” of the prelate

The Ministry of Social Rights has sent a complaint to the Ombudsman and points out that in the 21st century "pulpitos cannot be spaces to stigmatize but to promote respect for human rights

The Ministry of Social Rights also sends a complaint to the Ombudsman following this new controversy, which adds to a long list of controversial comments on the "cure" of homosexuality, as well as the disapproval of euthanasia and contraceptive methods. Read

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