VIRGINIA
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Louis Llovio Richmond Times-Dispatch
Former ROC pastor Geronimo Aguilar said Thursday that he “decided it is best for all involved” for him to back out of the service.
A decision by Geronimo Aguilar, a former pastor charged in Texas with sexual abuse of two young girls, to remove himself from a Good Friday program at a local church later this month has not satisfied critics of the church that invited him to speak.
Cedar Street Baptist Church of God invited Aguilar, who could face up to life in prison if convicted, to speak at a Good Friday program called Rush Hour to Calvary.
Critics are still incensed and chiding Cedar Street and its pastor, the Rev. Anthony M. Chandler, for inviting Aguilar to be on the bill in the first place.
“The invitation of Geronimo Aguilar is simply disgusting and nothing but a selfish and self-serving ploy by the church to draw attention to itself and its Good Friday service,” said Hector Trevino, a local reverend and director of Canticle of Christ Ministry Pastoral Care at Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center.
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