“We would have welcomed the proposal to confer honorary citizenship to Father Fedele Bisceglia without any hesitation and with conviction if it was not that the Capuchin friar has already been an honorary citizen of Cosenza since 1999, the year in which the recognition was conferred by the City Council, then chaired by Salvatore Perugini, on the proposal of the mayor of the time Giacomo Mancini”.
The mayor Franz Caruso and the president of the city council Giuseppe Mazzuca say in a joint note, responding to the stresses made to them by Franco Corbelli, leader of the civil rights movement and reported by some media.
“Cionondimeno – continues Franz Caruso and Giuseppe Mazzuca – we do not want the appeal to remain without following the appeal by Corbelli and, on the occasion, we willingly anticipate how much we already had in mind to do: deliver to Father Fedele the seal of the city. In fact, we believe it is important to make the declarations of affection and closeness that we have released in the past few days, as a testimony of a widespread solidarity, Compares of the Capuccino friar, a concrete act aimed at celebrating the important missionary work carried out for many years in favor of those who pay in situations of discomfort and fragility in our community “.
“Father Fedele Bisceglia – conclude Franz Caruso and Giuseppe Mazzuca – has already been recognized by our administration, an example of solidarity and support for the last in one of the murals of the elevated, revealed to his presence about two years ago. So as today we believe it is right and appropriate to thank Father Fedele for what he did for the Cosenza community, dedicating his life to the poor, to the last and the people in need”.