By Tara Rippin • Published: 06 Apr 2020 • 19:12
A MAN of the cloth was reportedly asked to go home for ‘breaking the rules’ after police in Basque Country found him blessing residents on their balconies on Palm Sunday.
The priest from San Severino de Balmaseda church in Bizkaia offered to bless parish members from their own terraces and windows, posting his intentions on social media.
But according to Spanish press, the priest’s mission was cut short yesterday when he was stopped by the Basque National Police, Ertzaintza.
The Diocese of Bilbao said the priest had consulted with the council and the Ertzaintza beforehand, and promised to continue marking Semana Santa through social media.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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