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Haiti - Insecurity : «The time is for concrete action», Message from the Catholic Bishops of Haiti 10/03/2023 10:10:05
"40 years ago, on March 9, 1983, on a visit to the land of Haiti, to a people standing against the yoke of the dictatorship, Pope John Paul II launched a prophetic cry that echoed to the voice of the Bishops of Haiti. Indeed, the Conference of Bishops had chosen as the theme of the Eucharistic Congress held in Haiti on the same occasion : 'Something has to change here !' [...] Facing the harsh realities of the time, characterized by an autocratic power that oppressed the citizens, the Church had to crystallize the clamor of this people who so aspired to a free and democratic society. But the change of political regime, which occurred shortly after the visit of the Holy Father, did not fulfill the hopes of the people whose expectations were disappointed [...] [...] In recent years, we have witnessed cleverly orchestrated evil engineering with the aim of breaking all the springs that still supported the sections of our society. The systematized and planned violence challenges the authorities and the public forces. Without the slightest risk of being worried, the armed gangs claim responsibility for their heinous crimes: theft, rape, looting, arson, kidnapping, murder. Throughout the country, they are multiplying demonstrations of force, occupying new spaces every day under the impassive gaze of the authorities, whose indifference and inaction are more than disconcerting [...] [...] Faced with the total indifference and inaction of the authorities of the State, going so far as contempt for the suffering people, which is added to the promises, each time disappointed, of the friendly countries, some wonder if the country is not the object of a vast conspiracy with hidden objectives. It is clear that alone we cannot fight this evil which has taken so many roots in our country. In the name of international solidarity and universal fraternity, the League of Nations must manifest itself at a time when an entire people is exposed to the terror of gangs which spare neither women nor children nor the sick. The time is for concrete action. The help that our people need today must be defined according to what they are truly experiencing and their own aspirations for well-being and justice. The path to Haiti's recovery is that of sincere brotherhood and friendship. [...] We urge them to act quickly before it is too late. [...] We seriously appeal to the conscience of all those who cynically finance and maintain this violence. Your lives and those of your loved ones are sacred, but know that every life is equally precious. Each of our lives is of inestimable value. Listen to the groan of the countless innocent people asking you to stop the terror. We implore you, renounce this violence which asphyxiates our children and which destroys our Haitian sisters and brothers! The victims, for their part, must obtain justice and redress. The people have had enough! He can't take it anymore! It is really time for something to change for real on this earth in favor of these people who are flouted, humiliated, abused ! [...] Given at the Headquarters of the CEH, on March 9, 2023, on this 40th anniversary of the visit of Saint John Paul II to Haiti. Signatures of Bishops of the Catholic Church in Haiti Archbishop Launay SATURNÉ Metropolitan Archbishop of Cap-Haitien (CEH President) Archbishop Max Leroy MÉSIDOR Metropolitan Archbishop of Port-au-Prince (Vice-President of the CEH) Mgr Désinord JEAN Bishop of Hinche (Treasurer of the CEH) Cardinal Chibly LANGLOIS Bishop of Les Cayes (Councillor) Bishop Pierre André DUMAS Bishop of Anse-à-Veau / Miragoâne Bishop Marie Érick Glandas TOUSSAINT Bishop of Jacmel Mgr Joseph Gontrand DÉCOSTE, SJ Bishop of Jérémie Bishop Quesnel ALPHONSE, smm Bishop of Fort-Liberté Mgr Yves Marie PÉAN, CSC Bishop of Gonaïves Bishop Charles Peters BARTHELUS Bishop of Port-de-Paix HL/ HaitiLibre
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