Shouting ‘murderer’ and ‘executioner’, hundreds of people jeered as Priebke’s coffin arrived for the funeral Mass to be celebrated by a splinter Catholic group opposed to the Vatican’s outreach to Jews. Protesters even heckled a priest arriving at the gates, yelling ‘Shame.’ One woman fainted.
But Priebke’s lawyer, Paolo Giachini, told Associated Press the funeral did not take place ‘because authorities did not allow people to enter who wanted to come in. Everything was ready. We were waiting for those who should have arrived to participate.’
They included Priebke’s son Ingo, other lawyers in Giachini’s firm, along and some younger, right-wing sympathizers, Giachini said. ‘They were there for a religious ceremony. They didn’t have banners or other political manifestations,’ he said.
But Priebke’s lawyer, Paolo Giachini, told Associated Press the funeral did not take place ‘because authorities did not allow people to enter who wanted to come in. Everything was ready. We were waiting for those who should have arrived to participate.’
They included Priebke’s son Ingo, other lawyers in Giachini’s firm, along and some younger, right-wing sympathizers, Giachini said. ‘They were there for a religious ceremony. They didn’t have banners or other political manifestations,’ he said.