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Bermejo recalls that the exobispo of the Diocese of Cartagena was "fulminant stopped" by the Vatican after reports in the media that "publicly concealed the truth"

MURCIA now be asked in Parliament next Monday the withdrawal of the Gold Medal of the City of Murcia to Manuel Ureña Pastor, exobispo of the Diocese of Cartagena.

The municipal formation will also request that the Consistory urge the Ministry of the Interior of the Government of Spain and, specifically, the Directorate General of the Civil Guard, to withdraw the Silver Cross he was also awarded.

Councilman Luis Bermejo recalls that Urena was "fulminant ceased by the Vatican", being then Archbishop of Zaragoza, after a series of very serious information that pertained directly appeared in various national media.

According to this information, the exobispo alleged "health reasons" for leaving office, but the background settled "in a payment of 100,000 euros he made to a young deacon" allegedly to silence a case of sexual abuse.

So Ureña "hid the truth publicly," which earned him reason for the termination of his ecclesiastical functions, and why now estimated Murcia, "which should also lead to withdrawal of the honorary awards from the city of Murcia and the Government from Spain".

The mayor stressed that the Gold Medal of the City is one of the "most illustrious distinctions awarded by the City Council on behalf of all citizens of the municipality, which can not remain in the hands of someone whose behavior deserved mistrust and disapproval of their own institution. "

Manuel Urena was bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena from July 1998 until April 2005, and awarding him the Medal of merit were attributed were promoted by Cajamurcia, entity subsequently had to save public money, and San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia.

The church was called the "bishop of the water" by sending in their Masses (he was one of the great merits dealer acknowledging Mr. Mayor, Chamber) the gift of rain and for his advocacy of water resources for Murcia;

Ureña denomination rejected by occupying the Archdiocese of Zaragoza, also published as it appeared in the media.

Source: Ahora Murcia