2024-03-26 12:00:35
The importance of working together and the role and responsibility of state authorities to confront violence and drug trafficking and ensure a better future for children, boys and youth. This is what Pope Francis stressed in a video message he addressed to the believers of the Argentine city of Rosario in the face of the violence it is suffering from.
Today, March 26, His Holiness Pope Francis sent a video message to the faithful of the Argentine city of Rosario, which suffers from problems due to violence and the activity of drug trafficking gangs. The Holy Father began his message with the words of Jesus: “Blessed are those who seek peace” (Matthew 5:9), and said that in a moment of crisis like the one in which the city of Rosario is experiencing, we understand the necessity of the presence of security forces in order to ensure the tranquility of the community, but we know that during the process of peace we must There will be complex and integrated answers in cooperation between all institutions that constitute the life of society. The Pope therefore stressed the need to strengthen the community, adding that every people has the tools to overcome what threatens its integrity and the lives of its most vulnerable children. The Holy Father continued that no person with good intentions can feel excluded or excluded from the great duty of making Rosario a place where everyone feels brotherly.
In his message, Pope Francis then spoke about the conditions in which the city is experiencing, indicating that it was not possible to reach these conditions without the participation of a sector of authority, whether political, judicial, economic or financial, and that it is therefore necessary to rehabilitate politics, which is a noble calling and one of the most valuable forms. Love, because it seeks the common good. The Holy Father continued, stressing that all political sectors are called to undertake a process of consensus and dialogue to issue laws and general policies that accompany the process of restoring the social fabric. He also pointed out that the rotation of administrations must ensure the continuity of the process of change. The Pope spoke about the phenomenon of drug trafficking and said that it is necessary to confront not only the supply, but also the demand, through prevention and assistance policies. He added that the state’s silence in this area normalizes and facilitates the spread of drug consumption and drug trafficking. The Holy Father also pointed out the need for the democratic system, in such conditions in which the city is experiencing, to ensure the independence of the judiciary, in order to investigate the networks of corruption and money laundering that lead to the growth of drug trafficking. The Pope added that every member of the judiciary is responsible for his integrity, which begins with integrity of the heart. He also wanted to thank all the men and women who put their lives at risk for the common good, in a silent commitment to justice in a context that loses its humanity in many cases.
Then His Holiness the Pope touched on the business sector, noting the importance of good businessmen for a good economy, but he also pointed out that a bad economy cannot exist without the participation of part of the private sector. His Holiness therefore stressed the duty of the business sector not only to avoid participating in the activities of mafia organizations, but in return to participate in a social commitment. In this context, Pope Francis wanted to point out that there are many examples of this commitment among Argentine businessmen. His Holiness also reminded that no one can survive alone, noting that even in the private sector there are threats and risks, and stressed that peace is a work that requires creativity and commitment by all who have the gift of renewal.
Pope Francis then stopped at the fact that the poor are victims of exclusion in all mafia systems, and therefore called on the faithful to unite efforts so that the state and intermediary institutions provide collective spaces in neighborhoods that suffer from weakness, and on the other hand, provide the conditions for the integrated human development of children, youth and young people to be They have a better future compared to their parents and grandparents. His Holiness the Pope stressed the need for all institutions, whether social, civil or religious, to unite in order to form a community. He pointed out in this context that Rosario can count on a great wealth of institutions that work for the benefit of its neighbors. He added that we can all cooperate and be part of the community. Sports, educational and group breaks. Pope Francis continued by warning against fear that leads to isolation and paralysis, and from this standpoint he called on believers not to be afraid to commit to unity with others in order to have a peaceful and inspiring response.
Speaking about the Church, Pope Francis said in the video message that, as a mother and a Samaritan, she is called to accompany the families of victims of violence, to accompany the sick, those who suffer from the scourge of addiction and their families, to accompany prisoners who need reintegration into society, and those who live in situations of extreme vulnerability. The Holy Father spoke here of parishes as a Church that becomes close and a community in which everyone can feel loved. The Pope added that for many children, young people and young people, parishes are the only family experience they have the opportunity to know. Then the Holy Father stressed that love and acts of charity are, in this time, the clearest declaration of the Gospel to a society that feels itself threatened.
At the end of his video message to the believers of the Argentine city of Rosario, Pope Francis wanted to assure everyone of his closeness to them. On the other hand, he stressed that the Virgin of Rosario intercedes without ceasing for all of her children, especially as mothers do, for those who suffer from greater weakness. Then the Holy Father concluded, blessing everyone.
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