The Curia said stop: Radio and closes "It 's like an abortion." Told by a priest, is a powerful concept. But not Don Armando Carmona nothing to hide the bitterness mixed with anger that disturbs the soul for a little over a week. Since the leaders of the Curia, the mouth of Bishop and Monsignor Maurizio Carminati Lucio Gervasoni, informed him that in September and Radio, where he is director for five years, must close its doors. On the Hill are no longer willing to pay the approximately € 200 000 which are used to run a broadcaster for twenty years spreading the Word along with news, debates, sports and cultural activities. Born as
Radio Emmanuel on the initiative of Don Erminio Brasi, a priest of the Sacred Heart, with the aim to unite and save the frequencies supplied to twenty parishes (including this Sarnico, Grumello del Monte, Mornico, at least, Villongo), for fifteen years has given space mainly to religious themes and preaching. Radio Maria in a sort of version of Bergamo, in fact. Until five years ago when, for personal reasons, Don has spent Brasi's hand. The then Bishop Roberto Amadei decided to entrust the radio of the Diocese of Don Armando Carmona, recently returned to Bergamo (as pastor of High Selino) after 12 years in Bolivia. The name change was not on the radio and a re-painting. He wanted to be, and was also a revival.
Thanks to expert advice as Claudio Astori, planning was introduced to pop music. But most came cutting programs more journalistic the press release wires direct from studio guests with live matches dell'Albinoleffe chronicles. Everything on the shoulders of an agile, with very few figures in the contract (reduced over the years) and many volunteers. Recently, there were over sixty. People of all types and backgrounds, from young professionals to the oratory, the student teacher. A diverse but cohesive universe in an effort to give voice to the issues Catholic (thanks in particular to operations of Don Chino Pezzoli, the parish priest Fr David hub Don Armando and the same) but also in secular subjects. The microphone was left open to all, regardless of and beyond the politics and religion. And slowly, in a publishing scene is not easy, radio and managed to gain its own space. Small, yes, but growing. Only
that does not add up. Or rather, having rescheduled always foot the bill, the Curia decided to say enough. Closure means for the issuer. Why Radio And, while referring to the diocese, never entered the galaxy of Sesaab, the holding company controlled by the Curia same editorial with more than 70 per cent stake and which publishes, among others, L'Eco di Bergamo, The Province Como and Bergamo Alta Radio Tv 's always been a "daughter of a Lesser God", which were never given the resources and amenities that have been dished out elsewhere but with both hands (unless repent after some time).
The official announcement of the closure, as mentioned, was given last week. In September, Radio Association will meet Pope John XXIII (the formal properties) that, except when thoughts unlikely, take note of the unavailability of the Curia to finance further deficits of the radio. The issuer will close its doors and the frequencies will be offered for sale. Don Armando
would not comment, but hard to accept the order of silence. Not for himself, but for the many volunteers who gave time and passion to keep alive the voice of Radio And: "It 's a time of great bitterness, but I am also proud to have experienced an extraordinary experience and human. It threatens to break up a precious heritage. Right now, made the basis for our publishing project, something important was being born. It 's like an abortion ... "
That is, unless an intervention at the eleventh hour of the new bishop. Beschi Monsignor Francis is a man sensitive to the issue of communication, as demonstrated in its previous experience of Brescia. The closure of the radio of the Diocese a few months of taking office, while motivated by understandable economic reasons and not motivated by desire punitive, it would sound like a discordant note.
