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Posted on 08/05/2026 7:53:41 PM PDT by ebb tide
The Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela, Spain, has distanced itself on August 5 from comments by one of its priests after he called for the "reconquest of Morocco and its conversion to Christianity" following the invasion into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
In a statement, the archdiocese said Rev. Javier Aizpún's remarks were "strictly personal opinions" that "neither represent nor are shared in any way by this diocesan Church."
The controversy stemmed from a post on X.com in which Aizpún, parish priest of San Juan Evangelista in Huarte and a canon of Pamplona Cathedral, wrote: "May Our Lady of Africa, patron saint of Ceuta, inspire the reconquest of Morocco and its conversion to Christianity. May we finish what Queen Isabella the Catholic left undone."
In subsequent posts, he also called for Spain to "bombard Rabat" and "open fire if necessary" in response to the mass crossing of invaders into Ceuta.
Archbishop Florencio Roselló sought an explanation from Rev. Aizpún, describing the remarks as "very ill-advised" for a parish priest, who should instead be "an instrument of communion, dialogue and reconciliation." It added that Rev. Aizpún had deleted his X account and apologized to the archbishop.
The archdiocese also apologized for "the confusion and distress" caused by the comments.
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So much for the "missionary Church" that has been all the synodal talk.
Ping
Matthew 28:18–20, also referenced in Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20, and Acts 1.
Where’s Torquemada when you need him?
It’s either that or a Crusade.
Devout priest and weak archbishop.
We know what side Alfonso el Sabio was on, and it wasn’t the Church of Useful Idiots.
Oops.
“To proselytize is something pagan, it is neither religious nor evangelical.” — Francis
Alas, we can expect more of this for a good while yet. One has hope the tradevangelists are quietly marching through the institution but that’s a process of decades.
IMHO, The Great Commission is such a core element of Christianity that for the Church to soft peddle it is indication of its institutional decadence.
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