Madrid, Spain, Jun 16, 2010 / 19:49 pm
Bishop Jose Ignacio Munilla of San Sebastian, Spain praised the film, “The Last Summit,” for breaking false stereotypes about the priesthood. He expressed his appreciation for the testimony of priests like Father Pablo Dominguez, the young star of the documentary who died in a mountain climbing accident a year ago.
In his latest weekly letter titled, “Pablo’s Goal,” Bishop Munilla explained that “the film’s virtue lies in using this real and concrete story that is undoubtedly attractive and moving to put us into the debate about the image of priests in today’s society.”
“The words of the director himself at the beginning of the film are quite eloquent: ‘Today, if you crucify a priest, you are admired…but if you speak well of him, they crucify you’.”
The bishop continued, “There are reasons for talking about anti-clericalism in our present-day culture. Obviously I am referring to an unjustifiable anti-clericalism.”