{"id":244012,"date":"2020-02-04T18:40:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T23:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=244012"},"modified":"2020-02-04T18:40:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T23:40:24","slug":"healing-priest-fr-fernando-suarez-dies-of-heart-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/02\/04\/healing-priest-fr-fernando-suarez-dies-of-heart-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing priest Fr. Fernando Suarez dies of heart attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Suarez was known for conducting \u201chealing\u201d masses in and out of the country.\u00a0 (File Photo<\/a>: Father Fernando Suarez MMMP\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Healing priest Fr. Fernando Suarez died on Tuesday afternoon due to heart attack. He was 52.<\/p>\n

Fr. Melvin Castro of the Diocese of Tarlac confirmed the news about Suarez’s death.<\/p>\n

\u201cKare<\/em>-receive\u00a0ko lang<\/em>\u00a0ng\u00a0<\/em>text…tumawag ako sa ka<\/em>-close\u00a0niya, nasa<\/em>\u00a0Asian Hospital\u00a0sila<\/em>\u00a0(I just received the text message. I called his close friend. They are at the Asian Hospital now),\u201d he said in an interview.<\/p>\n

Castro said Suarez was playing tennis in Alabang when he collapsed. He was then brought to the hospital where he eventually passed away.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in shock and I didn’t want to believe it. The last time we talked was when he was declared not guilty. He was happy. He said it’s about time. I think the Lord just waited for him to be cleared. It was really sad,\u201d Castro said.<\/p>\n

Last December, the Vatican has cleared Suarez from accusations of sexual abuse of minors.<\/p>\n

In a letter, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith informed Judicial Vicar and retired Novaliches Bishop Most Rev. Antonio Tobias of the \u201cnot guilty\u201d verdict on the Filipino priest.<\/p>\n

The case was submitted by the National Tribunal of Appeals to Rome in May last year.<\/p>\n

Suarez was known for conducting \u201chealing\u201d masses in and out of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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