The Sonsoles Ónega space began Thursday’s program by addressing one of the most striking topics of the last few hours: The Brotherhood of Rocío de Cabra had prohibited the mayor of Zuheros from giving the proclamation of the 2024 Pilgrimage for being married to a man.
The protagonist of the news was Juanma Poyato, mayor of Zuheros and the person who was going to give the proclamation of the Brotherhood of Rocío de Cabra. It was the brotherhood itself who proposed to give the proclamation a year ago. But after finding out that last August she had married her boyfriend, they decided to back out.
From the Brotherhood of Rocío de Cabra they assure that the reason for their veto has nothing to do with their sexual condition, but rather that “the fact of being married to a person of the same sex goes against the norms of the church.” ‘.
However, the protagonist of the story gives a very different version of the events. According to Juanma Poyato, the brotherhood was aware of the wedding at all times, they did not object at any time and even some members of the brotherhood were witnesses of the wedding. But last December, the president informed him of the decision to replace him in the proclamation. The matter has caused a lot of commotion and the Antena 3 program wanted to speak live with the mayor to explain everything that happened.
”I have felt humiliated because in the times we are in and the fact that these types of things still continue to happen makes you feel hurt and sad,” he began by saying. Likewise, the banned mayor assured in the Atresmedia space that his intention was to denounce this type of situation that many members of the LGTBIQ collective suffer in the world of the Church.
Moments later, the presenter gave way to the president of the Brotherhood of Rocío de Cabra, José Egea, who assured live that the board had no knowledge of the wedding. ”The people vote for him and the church expels him,” commented Sonsoles Ónega
”The church does not expel him, if it is true that as part of the church he must be aware of the rules that exist and that must be followed, whether we like them more or less,” José Egea responded. ”The Brotherhood is not the one who sets the rules, like all brotherhoods we abide by the guidelines of the church (…) This can be summed up in a single word: respect. But the respect that he demands must also be respected for the rules that have been established a long time ago,’ he declared.
