Don Riccardo Ceccobelli the priest in love

I am in love and I leave the Church, Don Riccardo Ceccobelli a twist but these are his words. Let's see together what happened to this servant of God. These were the words of the priest in love during the Sunday homily of 11 April last. He revealed his secret to the parishioners of the Church of San Felice: I leave the cassock for love. It was a hit from a church's altar Massa Martana, Umbrian municipality in the province of Perugia. A story culminating in an announcement during the sermon. Where the enamored priest expressed his decision in front of everyone.

The priest in love and his declaration before the Bishop The priest in love and his declaration before the Bishop. As we have already mentioned at the start, everything happened on Sunday 11 April. A day different from the others for the parish because the diocesan bishop had arrived in the parish Walter Sigismondi to celebrate mass in the church of San Felice. the presence of the bishop in any case had not had not made the faithful suspicious, when they all found themselves with "open mouth" it seems that Don Riccardo took the floor and expressed his will in front of everyone.

Don Riccardo Ceccobelli is suspended

The priest is suspended. The monsignor explained that Don Riccardo would be suspended and thanked him. Then he added: "Tell you openly that Don Riccardo Ceccobelli expressed the desire to ask the Holy Father for the grace of dispensation from the obligations of celibacy, therefore he asked to be discharged from the clerical state and dispensed from the burdens connected with sacred ordination".

I am in love but I respect the Church

I am in love but I respect the Church. After the bishop 's blatant announcement to the faithful who were all amazed by the news, it seems that the priest in love concluded the rite by speaking directly and openly to his faithful. The servant of God he declared that he loved and respected the Church but "I cannot but continue to be consistent, transparent and correct with it as I have always done up to now. My heart is in love even though I have never had the opportunity to transgress the promises I have made. I want to try to live this love without sublimating it, without removing it. Don Riccardo Ceccobelli concluded by greeting his faithful and openly declaring that whatever the Church decides, he will accept any response.