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Bishop José Ignacio Munilla, has been appointed bishop of Orihuela-Alicante and will take charge of the diocese on February 12, 2022. That same day it is planned to hold the traditional reception that the town celebrates with its new prelates at the gates of the old city.

The controversial Bishop Munilla, in 2010, the year in which he took possession of the diocese of San Sebastián, went so far as to say during an ETB1 program that homosexuality is a "disorder" and that he himself had helped "heal three gay people ". His homophobic and anti-feminist theories do not correspond to the reality of Spain, nor the reality of Orihuela, where religion, LGTB + rights and dignity coexist in a changing and respectful society between all its fellow citizens.

Therefore, as citizens, we want to ask the mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana Galiano, to cancel the welcoming ceremony of the new Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante, José Ignacio Munilla, as long as he, publicly, does not retract from his words or show his respect for those citizens (and believers) who may have been offended by their sexual orientation.

An act with honors and of this tradition, should not be stained with radicalism and lack of respect. This man is not worthy of Orihuela.

And we, as citizens of Orihuela, will not attend this event.