Bishop Luis Urbanc gave the figure to a national government official, with the engraving of a hug between the President and the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. The action brought with it a real scandal, with criticism from the opposition political circle and mixed reactions on the networks.
"Mr. Bishop, do not mix the Virgin with politics," they reproached the religious Catamarca. "It is not necessary for that hug to be a sacred image," one of the critics of the Bishopric said. "Only in the 'Urbanc' world can these things happen," said another. "No one has ever been so encouraged!" said the Intransigent Party deputy Adriana Díaz, who also wrote: "The healthiest thing for a democratic system is the separation of the State and the Church" "It seems like a joke, but painfully it is not," said a member of the local PJ and Kirchnerist national senator Lucía Corpacci.