The Cardinal and Archbishop of Huancayo, Pedro Barreto, pointed out that there are signs of corruption around the President Pedro Castilloso there is a sector of the population that feels “defrauded”.
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Speaking to the press, prior to the traditional mass for Palm Sunday, he asserted that politics should be the use of power for the benefit of society, especially those who are poorer.
“During this time there were negative comments, many feel disappointed because they opted for a rural teacher with whom we believed that we could all aspire to a new situation.”, he asserted.
“But there were many signs of corruption in his environment, not only in the party, but in his personal environment, the people are tired of the ambiguities and of this use of political power for the benefit of groups and not of society, politics is to seek the common good”, he added.
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Along these lines, he asked civil society to unite to reject violence and to bet on a renewal in politics, in which people who have questions do not have a place.
“We have to unite you to seek causes and rehabilitate politics so that criminals do not enter the exercise of politics, and I say criminals because many are accused of not respecting women, that is the cry of the people, politicians have to be honest people and serve, not be served. I call on society to unite for peace and justice”he referred.
Pope sends message to Peru
Barreto’s statements are given on the same date that Pope Francis sent a message to Peru, in relation to the protests and demonstrations that have occurred in recent days in different cities.
“Dear brothers and sisters, I express my closeness to the beloved people of Peru, who are going through difficult times of social tension,” He said at the end of the Palm Sunday mass in Saint Peter’s Square the dadwho traveled to the Andean country in January 2018.
And I add: “I accompany you with prayers and encourage all parties to find a peaceful solution as soon as possible for the good of the country, especially the poorest, while respecting the rights of all and the institutions.”
Peru has been facing a worsening of the social and political crisis since last week, with protests and demonstrations in different regions, demanding improvements in the economic situation and calling for the resignation of President Pedro Castillo.
