Priest crushed by cross during Mass in Ecuador
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Catholic priest Patricio Sánchez Molinari died after a heavy wooden cross fell on his head during a Mass in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The ceremony, streamed live on social media, was interrupted by the accident, reports the Associated Press and Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo.
Catholic priest Patricio Sánchez Molinari died after being struck on the head by a heavy wooden cross during a Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The accident happened on Saturday, according to the Associated Press and Ecuadorian daily El Universo.
The priest was celebrating Mass at the altar as the service was streamed live on social media. The cross hanging behind him came loose from the wall and struck him on the head.
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