Santiago. The Catholic Church in this city asked the authorities to take urgent measures against insecurity and violence that is lived in the country, affirming that “we are cornered”.
In the editorial of the Camino newspaper, this Sunday, entitled “What are we waiting for?”, he raises the situation that citizens are experiencing due to crime, violence and unsafety.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. We should make this prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi part of our lives, especially at this moment in which the country is living,” says Camino.
The Catholic weekly adds that insecurity, crime and violence surround a large part of the national geography, insisting that “we are cornered.”
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“Our homes and other spaces have become home prisons. He is afraid to go out. Here, disrespect has become a habit. Criminals make the rules, and as we said a while ago, they have brought the people to their knees. What a barbarity!” he says.
In his editorial for this July 10 edition, Camino raises the painful panorama of violence, insecurity and crime, while recalling that “this beloved country was not like that, and we only saw these episodes of death in movies , and in other nations. Now we witness them in any field, neighborhood and city.
Authorities, you cannot waste another minute to take the necessary measures to stop this madness of violence. Do more, and talk less. That crime does not continue to gain ground, because its roots of hatred and destruction will reach so deep, that later it will be more difficult to uproot them, “says Camino.
The weekly of the Catholic Church concludes trusting that the indignation and pain that the country is experiencing, in the face of the crime committed against Orlando Jorge Mera, Minister of the Environment, will lead us to build a new society. We can all contribute. The country demands it.
