Priest Continues Saying Mass While His Family Hides in Bags

Priest Continues Saying Mass While His Family Hides in Bags

On February 12, 2007, a woman called her family from a Catholic parish house in Colombia, claiming she had proof and would make everything public. Three days later, her body and that of her six-year-old daughter were found in the Guática River, while the priest she confronted celebrated mass. What unspeakable secret was he desperate to keep hidden?

In this episode, we delve into the clandestine relationship between a priest and a young woman, the birth of their daughter, and the decade-long cover-up that ended in tragedy. We explore the social authority of the Church in small Colombian towns and the lengths to which an institution looked the other way.

Case: María del Carmen Arango Cardona and María Camila Díaz
Date: February 12, 2007
Location: Risaralda, Colombia
Status: Unacknowledged relationship, double homicide
Person: José Francey Díaz Toro

- María del Carmen Arango Cardona was the eldest of eleven children, born in Buenos Aires, Cauca.
- The clandestine relationship between María del Carmen and Father José Francey Díaz Toro lasted for years.
- María Camila Díaz was the six-year-old daughter of María del Carmen and Father Díaz Toro.
- Father Díaz Toro was transferred to Mistrató in 2005, where María del Carmen and Camila continued to visit him.
- María del Carmen found a photographic negative of a woman named Andrea, leading to her final confrontation with the priest.

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