A young friar in Urbino has gone
viral with his proposal to offer an aperitif to all churchgoers
in front of his parish church of San Domenico after Mass.
With a billboard hung outside the church, the Parrocchia
universitaria San Domenico in the Umbria city, Andrea Ricatti
tried to entice the young by offering "two for the price of one"
- an "aperitif and dinner with spritz" after Mass.
The proposal sparked so much controversy that the friar,
together with the local bishop, had to change the poster, which
featured a picture of Jesus publicizing "Mass&apericena" every
Sunday at 19:15 with the image of altar bread and wine beside a
glass of spritz.
After some churchgoers protested against Ricatti's idea to
combine Communion with a drink, he apologized saying "it wasn't
my intention to offend anybody, liturgy is holy and cannot be
touched, but after the fraternal love feast there is
conviviality".
The friar said his objective was to get the young involved
because "the Church is welcoming".
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