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Spanish priest denies conviction reports in hate crime trial

Edgar Beltrán
Oct 16, 2025
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A priest in Spain has denied media reports claiming that he was convicted in a hate crimes trial which stems from comments made during a 2017 streaming broadcast on radical Islam.

“We’re still awaiting a court ruling. It will take at least a month or two,” Fr. Custodio Ballester of the Archdiocese of Barcelona told The Pillar October 16.

“If we’re convict…

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