This year, to avoid confrontation, Archbishop Eduardo Martin, appointed by Francis in 2014, had asked the faithful not to go, and instead requested the city’s government to protect the cathedral by fencing the perimeter.
Mwaka huu, ili kuepuka mgongano, Askofu Mkuu Eduardo Martin, iliyoteuliwa na Francis katika 2014, wameitaka waaminifu si kwenda, na badala yake aliomba serikali ya mji wa kulinda Makuu na uzio mzunguko.