Ayoung friar in Urbino has gone viral with his proposal to offer an aperitif to all churchgoers in front of his parish church of San Domenico after Mass. With a billboard hung outside the church, the Parrocchia universitaria San Domenico in the Umbria city, Andrea Ricatti tried to entice the young by offering "two for the price of one" - an "aperitif and dinner with spritz" after Mass. The proposal sparked so much controversy that the friar, together with the local bishop, had to change the poster, which featured a picture of Jesus publicizing "Mass and apericena" every Sunday at 19:15 with the image of altar bread and wine beside a glass of spritz. After some churchgoers protested against Ricatti's idea to combine Communion with a drink, he apologized saying "it wasn't my intention to offend anybody, liturgy is holy and cannot be touched, but after the fraternal love feast there is conviviality". The friar said his objective was to get the young involved because "the Church is welcoming". Source: Ans a News Agency
Young friar goes viral for publicizing aperitif after Mass
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