A Colombian, a Catholic priest for 18 years, had in fact never been ordained and was unmasked shortly before Christmas, it was reported Monday from the diocese of southern Spain where he was practicing lately.
Confessions rendered invalid. The Eucharist administered or the confessions heard by this priest are therefore considered "invalid", said a spokesman for the diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta, before ensuring that "the grace of God acted" on the faithful, in good faith and deceived by this false cure. Marriages and baptisms, on the other hand, remain valid and "people must not remarry," she continued.
"False concerning his ordination documents". Miguel Angel Ibarra, installed in Spain since October 2017, was, when he was unmasked, responsible for the smooth running of the church of Medina Sidonia, a small town of 11,000 inhabitants in Andalusia. "The Colombian Archdiocese warned the diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta on December 13, following a complaint for forgery concerning his ordination documents, that a thorough investigation had been carried out and concluded that Miguel Angel Ibarra had never been ordained a priest, "said the Spanish diocese in a statement.
Summoned before his archbishopric of origin in Colombia . The false priest was summoned before his archdiocese of origin in Colombia, Santa Fe de Antioquia, continued the Spanish diocese, regretting that "facts like this can darken the work of his parishioners and his ordained priests, who serve the Church every day in an exemplary way. "