Honouring the victims: Peru archbishop lines church with faces of deceased coronavirus victims
A Peru archbishop lined up the benches and walls of his church with faces of deceased coronavirus victims. He took the step to pay respects to the victims whom, he feels, the government has let down due to egotism and business.
Archbishop Carlos Castillo blesses thousands of photographs, attached on pews and the walls of the Cathedral of Lima, of Peru's victims of the coronavirus in Lima, Peru.
Archbishop Carlos Castillo blesses thousands of photographs, attached on pews and the walls of the Cathedral of Lima, of Peru's victims of the coronavirus in Lima, Peru.
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The church workers covered the benches and the bases of the columns with the photographs of the victims.
The church workers covered the benches and the bases of the columns, leading up to the arched ceilings, with the photographs of the victims.
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This was done to pass a commentary on the way the government handled the coronavirus situation in Peru which, according to the Archbishop, is based on egotism and business, instead of mercy and solidarity.
This was done to pass a commentary on the way the government handled the coronavirus situation in Peru which, according to the Archbishop, is based on egotism and business, instead of mercy and solidarity.
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"An even harder moment is coming. It would be terrible if in the times to come we have thousands of these photos – but dead of hunger," the Archbishop said.
"An even harder moment is coming. It would be terrible if in the times to come we have thousands of these photos – but dead of hunger," the Archbishop said.
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View of some of the over 5,000 portraits of Peruvian victims of COVID-19 displayed in the Cathedral of Lima.
View of some of the over 5,000 portraits of Peruvian victims of COVID-19 displayed in the Cathedral of Lima.