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2019

  1. Amazon synod 'Pachamama' statues taken from a Rome church and thrown into the Tiber

    During the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, five statues displayed at the Carmelite church of Santa Maria in Traspontina were taken early on 21 October 2019 and thrown into the Tiber; traditionalist and conservative critics had objected to them as idolatrous. On 25 October Pope Francis, speaking as bishop of Rome, asked pardon of those offended by their removal, and in November Austrian activist Alexander Tschugguel said he was one of those responsible.

    SourcesAnalysis: Why 'Pachamama' took a dip (Catholic World Report)Pope Francis Apologizes That Amazon Synod 'Pachamama' Was Thrown Into Tiber… (National Catholic Register)Pope apologizes for theft of Pachamama (Crux)Austrian man claims he threw 'Pachamama' statues into the Tiber (Catholic World Report)A Look Back at the Pachamama Scandal (FSSPX.News)