A French Catholic bishop apologized after a priest turned up drunk to preside over a funeral and then punched a mourner in the face.
“Father Bonaventure (Ouedraogo) ... arrived at the funeral in a state that was not compatible with his ministry,” said archbishop Robert Le Gall in a statement. “I again offer my apologies to the family.”
Relatives of the deceased described how they told the well-oiled priest, who is from the west African state Burkina Faso, that they did not want him to preside over the funeral held near the southwestern city of Toulouse.
They then prevented him from getting back into his car because he was too drunk to drive, said Gerard Tillier, the brother of the deceased woman.
The priest fell to the ground and when a man tried to help him to his feet, he punched him in the face, said Tillier.
“A priest who hits his parishioners, that’s a new one, and who turns up drunk, let’s not even talk about it!” he said.(AFP)
法國某主教因所轄教區內一位神父喝得酩酊大醉主持喪禮，還朝一名弔唁者臉上揮拳而公開道歉。
勞伯．勒．加爾主教在一份聲明中表示：「波納文丘（威得拉戈）神父…來到喪禮會場時，整個人的狀態不符合他的神職身分。我再次向家屬道歉。」
死者家屬描述他們如何告訴來自西非布吉納法索的這位神父，不希望他主持這場在法國西南方土魯斯舉行的喪禮。
逝世婦人的兄弟傑瑞德．提里耶說，由於神父已醉到無法上路，所以家屬阻止他上車。
提里耶表示，神父跌坐在地，一名男子上前攙扶，結果臉上挨了他一拳。
他說：「神父毆打教徒是前所未聞，如果又是喝得爛醉的神父，那更是史無前例！」（法新社╱翻譯：吳岱璟）
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