In a statement published in the website of the Archdiocese, the Italian prelate highlighted: “I have great esteem for those who mobilize in defense of creation and accept the calls of Pope Francis. “I appreciate the efforts of the Extinction Rebellion activists in this regard, but I was disappointed that they wanted to speak in the Cathedral without first speaking to me or asking me if they could intervene.”
“I would have responded that at Mass people frequently pray for peace and for the care of creation, but the Eucharistic celebration is not an ideal moment to host public interventions,” he said.
“Initially I allowed the activists to speak, then I asked them to finish, because the Mass is a moment of prayer and, as such, it must be respected, also and above all by those who declare they want to act with respect for everyone,” the Archbishop concluded. and guardian of the Shroud.