A very shocking and humiliating incident took place in the famous St. Peter’s Basilica Church of Vatican City, one of the most sacred places of Christians. The incident took place at the Altar of Confession, one of the holiest sites in Christianity, where the tomb of Saint Peter is located. Here the Pope celebrates mass and millions of Christians come.
The incident is of October 10. Here at around 9 am in the morning, hundreds of tourists and devotees were taking part in the holy prayers at St. Peter’s Basilica. An unknown person broke the security barricade near the altar and climbed up. And he started urinating on the confession alter itself. All this happened in front of many devotees.
It is clearly visible in the video footage that after urinating, he bends down, pulls up his pants, and turns back to show his bare back to the tourists. The whole scene was extremely disgusting and humiliating. People were stunned, some made videos and some looked away.
According to several Italian news agencies, security personnel and police officers deployed in plain clothes immediately came into action and took this person out of there.
The video of this incident is going viral on the internet.
Vatican officials did not immediately issue any statement on the incident. However, some reports indicate that Pope Leo was informed about this and was ‘shocked’ to hear the news.
This incident is the latest in a series of disturbances and disorders that have occurred at the Basilica in recent years. In February, another person damaged ritual objects on the same altar, according to the Catholic News Agency, which reports on events at the Vatican.
According to Fox News, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement, “This is the case of a person with severe mental disability, who has been detained by the Vatican Police and then handed over to the Italian authorities.”
According to the report, this crazy person took off his clothes and climbed onto the altar i.e. the holy place where Christian rituals are performed.
According to the Code of Canon Law (Canon 1211), serious acts that cause offense to devotees are considered violations of the sanctity of that place. When this happens, public prayer is postponed until penitential rituals are performed to restore the sanctity of the Church.
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