Complaints from an evangelical pastor about “discriminatory speech” in the Senate

he Evangelical pastor Norberto Saraco, With a recognized profession in Christian communities, he questioned the Senate’s decision to establish an oratory in the former office of expelled legislator Edgardo Cueder, and condemned ‘A small gesture of distinction’ The presence of the flag that identifies the Vatican State and the Catholic Church. “It takes us back to the times we thought were behind us,” the religious leader said.

Saraco has run the Buenas Nuevas Evangelical Christian Church in Parque Avellaneda for nearly 40 years, and last July he was there He criticized the presence and message of President Javier Miley At the opening of the Evangelical Temple Heaven’s patron In the city of Resistencia

Far from describing as an “anachronism” the fact that the office, which belonged to a former legislator investigated in Paraguay for alleged corruption, was kept as a space for prayer. After being found at a police checkpoint with an undeclared sum of $200,000, Pastor Saraco objected to the decision of the Senate, which he presides over. Victoria Villarroel.

Pastor Norberto Saraco, from the Evangelical Christian Church Buenas Nuevas, in Parque AvellanedaGood News Church

According to the pictures that spread on social media, the office has been prepared Three rows of seats and a stage bearing the flag of Argentina and the Vatican. However, no purely religious symbols are observed.

“It is auspicious that in a country where almost 90% of the population declares that they profess some faith, space is set aside for spirituality, meditation and prayer. But the problem and the scandal does not lie here. The truth is that “Far from being an open space for everyone’s spirituality, it is a closed area for some.” said the priest, one of the founders of the Council of Pastors of the City of Buenos Aires.

He considered that “the existence of the flag defines the Catholic Church and the Vatican State It takes us back in time Which we thought we had crossed.

“I don’t think he’s behind this nonsense Catholic Church as. Rather, I suppose, that in their desire to overpower some wills, some are more papal than the Pope. “In any case, the facts exist and occur in the highest spheres of power,” Sarako declared inquiringly. How much do we need to live in a country where freedom and equality go hand in hand?

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