Monsignor Mario Moronta also called “with all my heart to the authorities to release those prisoners who are detained for political reasons.”
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Agencies
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In the unpublished pontifical mass for the 410 years of the feast of the Holy Christ of La Grita, the Bishop of San Cristóbal, Monsignor Mario Moronta, thanked and blessed God for the delivery of Venezuelan doctors who fight the coronavirus, risking his life, but asked that the State provide them with what they need “
“On behalf of our people in Táchira and without any political commitment,” he made a request to President Nicolás Maduro: “That they allocate the necessary resources so that in our hospitals, our doctors have what they need.”
“It cannot be that they are exposing themselves, when they are doing their service,” said the prelate. He added: “I want to ask you from the heart, not only to do it here in Táchira (the endowment), but throughout the country, but in a special way, here.”
The mass in honor of the Christ with the serene face was held behind closed doors and with biosafety protocols among the priests.
Release of political prisoners
Moronta also asked for what she considered a gesture of goodwill: “I know it is difficult for them to accept, but I want to ask the authorities wholeheartedly to release those prisoners who are detained for political reasons,” he said.
“Let them make their judgment, if they want, but in freedom,” he said.
He advocated in a special way for the tachirenses. Knowing that there are more, he mentioned three: the deputies to the National Assembly by Táchira Juan Requesens and Renzo Prieto and the young Deiby Jaimes. “Make a gesture of goodwill. I speak to the heart, I do not speak to the politician, I speak to the man who may have feelings, “he said.
Special consecration
In the aforementioned portal they point out that during the pontifical mass, Bishop Moronta consecrated the Táchira and the Venezuelan Andes to Santo Cristo de La Grita.
In front of the replica of the carving of the Patron, which was made in 2015 by the artist Miguel Ángel Márquez, and which was transferred on the eve to the cathedral of San Cristóbal, the monsignor relieved the prayer of consecration.
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