An Ecuadorian Catholic priest died over the weekend while giving a sermon about the fleeting nature of life during a livestreamed Mass.
\n\nFather Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari was a 53-year-old priest from the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer in charge of the Perpetuo Socorro church in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, Guayas. According to local outlets, the order, also called the Redemptorist Order, was established in Italy in 1732 and has maintained a presence in Ecuador since 1870.
\n\nOn Saturday, Father Sánchez Molinari was presiding over a Mass at the Perpetuo Socorro church when the large heavy wooden crucifix behind him suddenly fell and landed on him, hitting the priest on the head. He was declared dead by local healthcare personnel hours later. The Mass was being livestreamed over the internet, showing the moment when the crucifix fell from the main altar and struck the priest as he was celebrating the Eucharist.
\n\nAccording to the Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo, in the final moments before the accident, Father Sánchez Molinari reflected, “one day, all of us here will die,” and referred to Jesus Christ’s words to “render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things…
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