The FEAACS (Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino de Santiago), through a news item on its website, sought to clarify the reasons behind Hosvol’s decision to employ elderly hospitaleros. It concludes by appealing to the reasonableness that most volunteers will surely apply, putting an end to this fruitless and sad controversy. This is the link to the original news item.
... accogliamo pellegrini, formiamo hospitaleri, teniamo viva la tradizione dell'accoglienza ...