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Father Gonzalo Marn Garca, a priest in the cathedral of Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, said in a statement issued on September 6 that a ciborium containing the Eucharist that was used for daily Mass had been stolen.
Marn said that the Archdiocese of Bogotá wished to alert the general public that a little ciborium containing the reserved Eucharist for daily use had been stolen in recent days.
The priest made clear that the liturgical vessel is “approximately 15 centimetres in height” (about 6 inches) and was “recently manufactured,” so “it was not part of the artistic, religious, and patrimonial collection kept in the cathedral.”
Marn said that a complaint had been lodged with the authorities in order to launch a “corresponding investigation.”
Elmer Rojas, a councilman from Bogotá, made a comment on Twitter that this “worrisome theft is in addition to that of two Christian churches in Kennedy (a city district) in recent days. The insecurity in the city affects everyone and the (district’s administration) doesn’t seem to care.”
Since the creation of the city on August 6, 1538, the colossal cathedral of Colombia has been a witness to the events that have transpired in the nation, as well as an epicentre of religion and a standard for culture and art.
In its 200 years of history, the present cathedral has hosted prominent people such as Popes Paul VI, John Paul II, and Francis.