French priest forced to retire after slapping baby during baptism
ROME - An elderly priest has been suspended in France for slapping a crying baby during a baptism, after a video of the incident went viral earlier this week.
Video footage shows young parents prying their infant child away from 89-year-old Father Jacques LaCroix after he twice slapped him while he was crying during the baptismal rite last Sunday.
The video shows the priest repeatedly trying to tell the child to “calm down” and “be quiet,” before eventually losing control.
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Video footage shows young parents prying their infant child away from 89-year-old Father Jacques LaCroix after he twice slapped him while he was crying during the baptismal rite last Sunday.
The video shows the priest repeatedly trying to tell the child to “calm down” and “be quiet,” before eventually losing control.
[https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2018/06/french-priest-forced-to-retire-after-slapping-baby-during-baptism/]
Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Church as well as the Triumph of the Kingdom of the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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