Tuesday, May 24, 2005

When catholic priests turn into businessmen

The last couple of days, we have been confronted with hidden camera images demonstrating the malpractice of many Spanish priests in the news and in Spanish television programs.
These priests are telling couples that want to get married that their church has their own exclusive photographer and that other photographers are not admitted inside the church during the ceremony. The price for the exclusive photographer to attend the wedding is about 300 euros.


According to the priests, it's all about respect for the ceremony and for the church. The exclusive photographers know the course of the celebration, and know where to take place to make the best pictures, without disturbing the wedding.
But in fact, the priests are offered a percentage of the income of the photographers.

The hidden video images we have been shown these days are unbelievable. Wedding ceremonies that are suddenly stopped and photographers that are brutally thrown out of the church by the priests.
"This is the house of God", shouted a photographer. "But I'm running the place", was the answer of the priest.

2 comments:

GypsyChique said...

Looks like good ol' American capitalism is starting to infect the rest of the world.

Money is the devil. I'm almost glad I don't have any. (Although ... a little bit of sin would be nice.)

amiethinggoes said...

whoa! what an unbecoming attitude of a priest. people who are aiming to be priests should be incorruptible especially by money.