“Ventura Doesn’t Care About the Real Victims” of Church Abuse
Pedro Filipe Soares pointed the finger at a social media post by André Ventura, in which the Chega leader said he was the target of a “political assassination” attempt.
The parliamentary leader of the Left Bloc, Pedro Filipe Soares, this Saturday harshly criticized the president of Chega, André Ventura, accusing him of attacking the “true victims” of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, following his reaction to the controversy surrounding his spiritual advisor, who is one of the priests removed by the Patriarchate of Lisbon.
At issue is a publication by André Ventura on Twitter, in which he said that “an alliance of forces” was “attempting the biggest political assassination of a party leader that has ever been seen in Portugal.
For Pedro Filipe Soares, the Chega leader is not concerned about “real victims” but “about you”.
“Faced with the scandal of sexual abuse of minors in the Church, faced with the accusation against his mentor in the institution, Ventura does not care about the real victims. He worries about himself. He reacts by insinuating that there is a cabal against him. This is an attack on the real victims, the children”, reads a publication published by the bloquista on Twitter.
Faced with the scandal of sexual abuse of minors in the Church, faced with the accusation of his mentor in the institution, Ventura does not care about the real victims. He cares about himself.
He reacts by insinuating that there is a cabal against him.
This is an attack on the real victims, the children. pic.twitter.com/leW37DaLDb
– Pedro Filipe Soares (@PedroFgSoares) March 25, 2023
Recall that it was the priest – responsible for the parish of St. Nicholas and St. Mary Magdalene – who, in a note to the faithful, revealed that he was – one of the priests who were removed by the Patriarchate of Lisbon, as part of the scandal of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. The official denied the accusations against him, detailing the situation and saying that the anonymous tip “does not provide any clue to conduct an investigation.
At the time, André Ventura said he was “shocked.” “I was shocked, as I am in all these circumstances. I was especially shocked. It is known that Father Mário Rui is close to me, he married me, he was with me when I was a student. This is news that shocks me very much, and especially,” he said, defending that “justice must be done.
