A hard to understand tragedy happened in Mihaileni commune, Rascani department, Republic of Moldova. A baby died drowned during christening on Friday evening. The one to blame seems to be the priest, who did not cover the child's face when immersing him in water. Police are looking for the priest to find out his side of the story, but the man has disappeared and is nowhere to be found in the commune, according to Publika.md. A criminal file on charges of manslaughter was opened against the man, who risks three years in jail if found guilty.
The child's parents say the baby was immersed into the christening bowl several times by father Valentin Taralunga. Not paying attention or because of negligence, the priest did not cover the baby's face to prevent him from swallowing water. In a while, the one month and a half-old baby fell sick and his parents took him to the hospital right away. He died on the way there and medical examinations afterward confirmed that he had drowned.
The child's parents say they realized that their baby was not doing well and asked the priest to stop baptism, but he didn't listen to them. "We told the priest: father, the child is not doing well. He said we weren't going to interrupt the service. The child started foaming around the mouth and when we got to the hospital, he was already dead. In the autopsy, doctors found out the child was perfectly healthy, but that he had water in his lungs," the child's father said.
Scared with the consequences that the incident might have on him, the priest fled the commune and does not answer his phone. The family also filed a complaint against him with the prosecutor's office.
A press secretary of the Moldova Metropolitan Church, Vadim Cheibas, says the church does not recall any similar cases in Moldova before. The practice father Taralunga used at the child's baptism is different from the traditional one, said church secretary Ioan Cosoi.
Un bebelus a murit inecat in timpul botezului, din imprudenta preotului
O tragedie greu de inteles a avut loc in comuna Mihăileni, raionul Râşcani, din Republica Moldova. Un bebelus a murit înecat, vineri seară, în timpul botezului. Vinovatul pare sa fie preotul care a oficiat slujba, care nu i-a acoperit fata micutului cand l-a scufundat in cristelnita. Politia il cauta pe preot pentru a afla si varianta lui, insa acesta adisparut si nu este de gasit in comuna, informeaza Publika.md. Pe numele preotului a fost a deschis dosar penal pentru omor din imprudenţ, iar in cazul in care va fi găsit vinovat, riscă 3 ani de închisoare.
Părinţii copilului spun că bebeluşul a fost scufundat de mai multe ori în cristelniţă de către părintele Valentin Ţarălungă. Din neatentie sau imprudenta, preotul nu i-a acoperit fata, ca sa-l fereasca sa nu inghita apa. Peste puţin timp bebelusului de o luna si jumatate i s-a făcut rău, iar parintii l-au dus repede la spital. A murit însa pe drum, iar expertiza a arătat că s-a înecat.
Parintii copilului spun ca si-au dat seama ca bebelusul nu se simte bine si i-au spus preotului sa opreasca botezul, dar acesta nu i-a ascultat.“ Noi i-am spus preotului: parinte copilul nu e bine. El a spus sa nu il intrerupem din slujba. Copilul a inceput sa faca spume la gura si pana am ajuns la spital murise deja. La autopsie a reiesit ca bebelusul a fost sanatos, dar i-a ajuns apa la plamani.” a spus tatal copilului.
Speriat de consecintele pe care le-ar putea avea asupra sa moartea copilului, preotul a fugit din comuna si nu raspunde nici la telefon. Familia a depus o plangere la procuratura o plangere impotriva sa.
Secretarul de presă al Mitropoliei Moldovei, Vadim Cheibaş susţine că Mitropolia nu-şi aduce aminte ca în Moldova să mai fi fost înregistrat un caz similar. Practica folosită de părintele Valentin Ţarălungă în cazul copilului care a murit la botez este diferită de cea tradiţională a declarat secretarul Mitropoliei Basarabiei, Ioan Cosoi.
