Fake Catholic priest unmasked in Spain after 18 years

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Fake Catholic priest unmasked in Spain after 18 years

24 December 2018

A man who pretended to be a priest for more than 18 years has been dismissed by the Catholic Church in Spain.

Miguel Angel Ibarra carried out weddings and baptisms, first in Colombia and then in southern Spain, despite having never been ordained.

Those ceremonies will still be recognised, the Church says, but not his communions or the confessions he heard.

He was found to be an impostor after a complaint was filed in Colombia.

The complainant alleged Mr Ibarra had forged his documents.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46675190

[msongs]

1. so ya cant tell the difference between a fake one and real one xcept for the paperwork lol.

[edhopper]

2. It's like the difference

between a real psychic and a fake one.

[Pope George Ringo II]

3. What? No thunderbolts from heaven?

Aren't there supposed to be thunderbolts from heaven?

[Bretton Garcia]

4. A US fake priest: Father John Corapi

A former Las Vegas accountant, who declared himself a priest. And started appearing on right wing Catholic radio, EWTN. Eventually accepted by ... Opus Dei?!

[Bretton Garcia]

5. Wiki

Wiki says:

He had been accepted into the Green Berets, but had an injury. Allegedly accepted into a priestly order, he was removed from ministry for misbehaviour, c. 2011, and resigned from the priesthood.

He had attended a university in Spain famous for training Opus Dei and other operatives for Spanish fascists.