Ferreira do Alentejo: Father Alentejo leaves church for the sake of parishioner Sinks.
Father of Ferreira do Alentejo, of 39 year old, He asked the Bishop of Beja to leave the priesthood in order to be able to live with the woman he loves. Nuno Sousa is praised by parishioners as “a man and a brave Alentejo”.
Ordained a priest for about eleven years, Nuno Sousa, He spent eight as pastor of Pias, in the municipality of Serpa, where he met a parishioner for who fell in love and brought him to leave the priesthood, to a family.
The woman 33 year old, It is two months pregnant, but before pregnancy Father, that just over a year is in the parish of Ferreira do Alentejo, He informed the Bishop of Beja, I would resign to make your life outside the church.
You know Lidador News (LN) that D. João Marcos asked the pastor to stay, ma this remained adamant and after solving some issues that parish and there, at least, three weeks that another priest will pray the masses to Ferreira do Alentejo.
Natural Cuba, Nuno Sousa, 39 year old, and after the case jump into the public square is named as "a man and a Alentejo courage" for taking the relationship with "the other love of his life, the woman who became pregnant ", He justified a friend of Ferreira do Alentejo who asked not to be identified. "We parents, are men like us, They should have the right to marry and found a family. It's stupid ", said the same caller.
The relationship with the local community was very strong, having the pastor was invited to take the post of chaplain to the volunteer firefighters of "Village of Irrigation".
Pias, the relationship between priest and parishioner, It was not unknown for the entire population. Where it is believed that women have been part of the Party Committee in St. Louis Honor 2018, Pias, It has cemented the relationship and led to the priest's way out of the village municipality of Serpa.
José, fictitious name, He married five years ago and was Father Nuno who celebrated marriage. "I got one carload of friends on earth, because being an extraordinary person. Father ? It is a human being like me, You have the right to be happy ", finished.
The LN yesterday tried to contact Father Nuno Sousa and the Bishop of Beja to get reactions on the case, but did not get answers.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
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