The story of Don Luciano Bardes has now become a national case. I am the 76-year-old parish priest of Lusigliè with the hobby of hunting accused by an animal rights association of using the money from the offers to pay for his hunting passion.
The satirical news of Canale 5 "Striscia la Notizia" was also interested in it, which in recent days presented himself with the correspondent Luca Galtieri at the door of the parish house of the Canavese curate, in Lusigliè.
The invitation of the parish priest, The meeting was organized after the announcement by Don Luciano that he wanted to meet the president of the Italian Association for the Defense of Animals and the Environment, AIDAA, the Italian Association for the Defense of Animals and the Environment, who in recent days he had filed a complaint for fraud with the Turin prosecutor. He had speculated that the priest used the offerings of his faithful to pay for the hunting license. Not at all worried, the priest welcomed Lorenzo Croce, president of Aidaa, to the parish house where he lives, accompanied by Luca Galtieri, correspondent of Striscia la Notizia.
Don Luciano entertained them for over an hour. Upon leaving the interview, Lorenzo Croce announced: "I tried to explain our reasons, to make him understand how wrong hunting was, to abandon the weaponry and the idea of killing defenseless animals. We also talked about St. Francis and his love and respect for creation. Nothing to do, he proudly showed us his guns and said that nothing will change his mind. As for the complaint, I was even willing to withdraw it if he repudiated the hunt. I promised myself that if we were to be wrong with him and the accusations were unfounded, I will undertake to come to Lusigliè again to apologize publicly ”.
As always seraphic and calm Don Luciano recalled: «I have been hunting for fifty years - he says - today I don't catch much anymore, but I don't want to give up either hunting or fishing. The accusations that I pocket the money of the faithful are a real nonsense. I've been a parish priest for decades, the faithful have always entrusted me with alms money, no one has ever doubted. Let alone if to pay the 400 euro license I was forced to steal the offers! I have a pension that is enough and leftover. - affirms the parish priest - I certainly do not need these means and here everyone knows that I would never touch a penny of the offers ”.
The story was born from a misadventure that occurred to the elderly cured about ten days ago when going to the countryside of Ozegna for a hunting trip he was injured by falling. Found a few hours later thanks to the interest of the parishioners who alerted the Civil Protection, he returned home the same evening. It all seemed over. Instead the news had sparked the ire of animal rights activists on the web. Then the complaint, based on alleged confidences of parishioners and a letter to the Bishop. For nine years Fr Bardesono has celebrated mass in Ozegna, Lusigliè, Ciconio. No one has ever questioned its honesty. And neither is the passion for hunting.
(14 October 2015)
Source: LaSentinelladelCanavese
Not so seraphic, even if in the end he offered us the holy wine and showed us the armory of eight rifles. an arsenal …… san francesco talked to the birds, don luciano shot the birds… .. good life. and in any case we keep the exposition.
Great Don Luciano, living proof of freedom and coherence.
You are invited to Sardinia.
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