Fernando Baez Santana, known as the ‘father Báez’, has spread through social networks a message justifying the murder of Anna and Olivia in which he blames this event on the “infidelity” of the girls’ mother, Beatriz Zimmermann. The Cabildo de Gran Canaria has announced that it is collecting the necessary documentation to file a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office against the priest to investigate and qualify the facts related to his manifestations that justify the latest crime of ‘vicarious violence’.
Likewise, the president of the Cabildo, Antonio Morales, has indicated his concern about this matter to the ecclesiastical authorities. The Ministry of Equality, Diversity and Transparency compiles the interventions of ‘father Báez’ referring to this case, unanimously recognized as an example of ‘vicarious violence’, as a case of extreme violence when damaging or murdering Beatriz’s daughters.
“The mother gathers what she sowed”
Both on radio and on social networks, the priest has made demonstrations in which he considers that the alleged murderer is another victim due to the marriage breakdown and “infidelity”, stating that the girls would be alive if the mother had not broken the marriage because “before the man put up with women even if they went crazyHe also goes so far as to say that the mother “reaps what she sowed”, considering that the linking of the girls’ mother to a new relationship is “stealing children.”
In the case of the publication made by the parish priest on a social network, it has been found that has been deleted from your account, but it will be proposed to request through the courts the recovery of that text, which coincides with other statements made by the same subject on video and radio referring to the case.
The Cabildo defines the actions of the parish priest as “dangerous”
The island representatives express their absolute rejection of the statements of an individual who uses the media and social media platforms to transmit messages sexist and justification of gender violence. As indicated by the Cabildo, the performance of this priest is very dangerous for the religious representation he holds and because from his catechesis he preaches messages contrary to gender equality, current legislation and the most elementary ethical principles.
In this case of the girls from Tenerife, it has also caused immediate social rejection, by pour out hateful messages that violate current legislation and the rights of the people, which on this occasion have resulted in the death of the two girls, of which one of the bodies has been located.
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