Homily No Vax, priest criticized by the faithful who leave the Church

During the homily for the year-end mass, on the afternoon of Friday 31 December, he criticized the vaccines and the line adopted by the government to combat the pandemic. It happened to Casorate Primo, a town in Pavia on the border with the province of Milan, whose parish of Saint Victor Martyr it is part of the Milanese archdiocese.

The parish priest's words, Don Tarcisio Colombo, aroused the reaction of several faithful, who got up from their seats and left the church. The news was given today by the newspaper "La Provincia Pavese".

The case has already been reported to the Curia of Milan. Don Tarcisio defended himself from criticism: “In life - he affirmed - one must also know how to listen to those who have an opinion different from one's own. If in this historical phase something different is said about the pandemic compared to the common feeling, it is pointed out as 'no vax' ".

The priest did not want to say whether he was vaccinated against the Covid-19: "To this question I only answer doctors, on personal health issues there is no need to give answers to people who are not doctors".

The note from the Diocese of Milan

The Diocese of Milan has a clear and clear position, always expressed, in favor of vaccines, the green pass and the government's policy to combat the Coronavirus: this is what the communication office emphasizes.

The vicar of the area, monsignor Michael Elli, is in contact - it was explained - with the priest to understand what really happened and what were the contents of the homily. That is, whether a misunderstanding can be determined.

It was recalled that since the beginning of the pandemic, several parishes have made spaces available to proceed with vaccinations and in some structures have been set up that have become real vaccination hubs that have been able to inoculate vaccines to thousands of people.

Also the archbishop several times Mario Delpini he visited these places and several other vaccination centers to encourage volunteers and doctors for their work and to give his blessing. The Diocese also underlines that in September the vicar general, monsignor Frank Agnesi, issued a decree on measures to combat the pandemic in which it was explained that "the cure for the salvation of souls cannot ignore the commitment to protect the health of the bodies" and in which it was indicated to be vaccinated and provisions were given to priests and lay pastoral workers in this sense.