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Fr Lino, beyond Patriciello’s ‘condemnation’: who makes priests’ lives unbearable?
Catholic Church18 August 2026

Fr Lino, beyond Patriciello’s ‘condemnation’: who makes priests’ lives unbearable?

Following the death of the priest from Trentino, Avvenire asks who is looking after the clergy, while Fr Maurizio Patriciello calls for the act to be met with “firm condemnation”. But the case also demands scrutiny of what happens beforehand: isolation, conflict within presbyterates, disputed transfers and the responsibilities of those who govern dioceses.

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Following the death of the priest from Trentino, Avvenire asks who is looking after the clergy, while Fr Maurizio Patriciello calls for the act to be met with “firm condemnation”. But the case also demands scrutiny of what happens beforehand: isolation, conflict within presbyterates, disputed transfers and the responsibilities of those who govern dioceses.

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