On the night of June 25, the image of Christ located at the Grotto of Lourdes received a new attack.
"This act, like many other que se hace en contra de imágenes religiosas, ofende gravemente a la mayoría de nuestro pueblo. Chile tiene raíz católica. La veneración de las imágenes religiosas es algo muy profundo en el sentir de los fieles cristianos – católicos", señala el Padre Héctor Ochoa, rector del Santuario.
Añade: "Mayormente grave resulta este atentado que se hace contra una imagen que han venerado millones de chilenos desde el 31 de diciembre de 1910 cuando fue inaugurado este calvario en la gruta de Lourdes de Quinta Normal. Esta imagen ha sido llamada, por muchas generaciones el “Cristo del Centenario de la Independencia de Chile”. Ahora mismo comenzamos los festejos para conmemorar los cien años This image, along with the Bicentennial of the Independence of Chile ".
The Religious Assumptionists responsible for the pastoral care of the sanctuary, are calling on all Catholics to reflect the following sentence:" My people, what not I've done for you? "And you, why you treat me?"
Hector Father recalled that "Christ of the cave is a beloved image. Any attack or sacrilege against the sculpture is offensive to believers and all people of good will. "For the priest, acts like this show the degree of violence and destruction of our society:" No doubt the attacks on people are much more serious, it hurts every day to check as to affect the body of Christ against innocent people, abused children, killed in raids on their homes, street fights that end in death. All this makes Jesus, the Lord says: "My people, what I have not done for you? And you, why you treat me? ".
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