2023-05-28 01:51:30
A religious preacher, named Ezequiel, got caught in the controversy following it was filmed, together with a colleague, attacking and destroying a sanctuary of Gauchito Gil, located on the side of a road. “It’s a curse and many people are tied to it,” said the young man, in a video that later went viral on networks.
In the images, the pastor, belonging to an evangelical church, appears violently assaulting the figure of the well-known pagan saint, further assuring that he did so «In the name of God«.
The attack began on the area of the face of the figure of Gauchito Gil and then, with sharp elements in between, they took away his cross and devastated the hanging offerings around the altar, which is usually accompanied by flags and red handkerchiefs, identifying this popular belief.
Through a video, taken in selfie format, the young preacher recorded the fact and once posted on social networksit went viralarousing the indignation of hundreds of users, devotees or not, who in different publications repudiated what happened.
A shepherd went to knock down a Gauchito on the side of the road because he says that it brings misfortune and accidents.
For much less than this, a war is started. pic.twitter.com/eMnoVOOK4Q— Bam (@bamelnegro) May 26, 2023
They attacked and destroyed a sanctuary of Gauchito Gil: who is the young preacher
The perpetrator of the attack, who had the help of a collaborator, is a young religious preacher, named Ezequiel and a native of the Buenos Aires town of Merlo. At the time of the incident, he was wearing an Argentine national team shirt.
During an interview with the TN news channel, he explained that although none of his previous videos had reached such a level of diffusion, It is not the first time that he has assaulted and vandalized an altar of Gauchito Gil, but on the contrary, he clarified that it is something he does regularly.
Even images of his Facebook account were known, in which he appears holding a statue of the popular saint and another of San La Muertenext to the text “We take this as a trophy”, giving an account of a new vandalization.
Also, he revealed that he has wronged saints and virgins of the Catholic Churchesopposed to their evangelical belief, that as with Gauchito Gil, They are usually located next to routes, roads and streetswhere the faithful stop to leave a request or offering.
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