An unvaccinated priest who came to believe that the COVID-19 pandemic was some kind of hoax or setup has been admitted to an ICU with the disease.
Juan Manuel Fernández Iglesias, 52, is a parish priest from Galicia—an autonomous region in the northwest of Spain—who covers the municipalities of Cerdedo-Cotobade, Ponte Caldelas and A Lama, local media outlet
La Voz de Galicia reported.
At the start of the pandemic, Iglesias, who is also a professor of religion at a school in A Lama, strictly adhered to coronavirus restrictions, according to parishioners.
During this period, the priest was careful not to allow people to congregate too closely in his churches, and ensured that a safe distance was maintained between worshippers.
But according to some parishioners, Iglesias began to doubt the existence of the virus and developed
concerns regarding other issues related to the pandemic, such as the rollout of mass vaccinations,
La Voz de Galicia reported. In the end, the priest decided not to get vaccinated.
Recently, the priest caught the SARS‑CoV‑2 virus, which causes
COVID-19, and his condition worsened to the point where he was admitted to a local hospital and transferred to the ICU, where he remains..............
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