Brazilian Man to Marry Pet Goat in Devil’s Church

Aparecido Castaldo, a retired stone cutter
from Jundiai, Brazil has decided to marry his
beloved Carmella, a goat. Because no
Christian minister would agree to perform the
marriage ceremony, the two will be wed by a
known satanic leader, in the Church of the
Devil.
People have married their pets in the past,
although in most cases the marriage
ceremony was just a symbolic one performed
by family or friends. However, 74-year
old Aparecido Castaldo, a widower and father-
of-seven, apparently wanted to be united with
his goat Carmela in a church, by an evangelical
minister. Unfortunately, none of the churches
he contacted with his unusual request wanted
to perform the ceremony, so Aparecido
eventually contacted Toninho do Diabo (Tom
the Devil), an old friend who just happens to
be one of the most famous satanists in Brazil.
The wedding is scheduled to take place at
midnight, on October 13, at the Devil's Church,
in Sao Paolo. "Only our church accepted this
love between man and animal because we
have no prejudice," Toninho said.
Aparecido fell in love with his pet goat two
years ago, and apparently she has already
been accepted as a "stepmother" by the man's
seven children, who will all be at the wedding.
Although their upcoming wedding has caused
a lot of controversy in the community, and
attracted accusations from animal rights
activists, Castaldo said they have no plans to
consummate their marriage. He just needs a
life companion and Carmella is just perfect.
"Whenever someone says I am doing
something wrong I reply the goat does not
speak, ask for money to go shopping and
doesn't get pregnant – and she can't talk," the
groom-to-be praised his future wife. She does
have one fault, though – she tries to eat
everything, including the first wedding dress
Aparecido got for her. Luckily, he was able to
find another.
After the October 13 wedding, Aparecido plans
to celebrate his union to Carmela with a
barbecue party, but makes it very clear that
there won't be any goat meat served…