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November 28, 2018 12:40
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Updated November 28, 2018 at 12:45 pm
The archdiocese of Maracaibo announced the excommunication of priest Iván Merino Padial, who had committed lascivious acts against a 12-year-old girl.
By a statement, the Church repudiated the lascivious acts of the priest of Spanish origin belonging to the Church of Mary Immaculate. Bishop Angel Caraballo, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Maracaibo, read the statement during a press conference.
In the text, the religious institution apologizes to the minor and her family for the acts committed by the priest. "Because of the damage they have suffered in our belly, we can doubt their faith because of the sin of those who are called to take care of us and to encourage us." We express our strong and strong condemnation of these acts and all forms of sexual abuse, especially if this abuse is committed. committed by a priest, "read the Monseigneur.
The priest was arrested on Saturday, November 24 for having an intimate relationship with the minor, the police said. Panorama.
Merino Padial has been in a relationship with the girl for several months since he came to Mass at the Marabina Church, according to locals El Naranjal.
"The girl stayed long with the priest and arrived late at night at home," said a neighbor who did not want to be identified.
The person was arrested when a police officer from the state of Zulia (Cpbez) suspected a vehicle parked for a long time.
The authorities said that inside the vehicle were two people engaged in obscene acts, that is when the authorities lowered the citizens of the car and identified a girl who was without her blouse.
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