Marcelo Colomboelected as the new president of the Argentine Episcopal Conferenceanalyzed the economic reality of the country and stated that “ there are many people outside“. “We see it in the circumstance of maintaining dining rooms and picnic areas“, he exemplified.
Furthermore, the man from Mendoza, aligned with Pope Francis, highlighted the need to “return to dialogue” to be able to solve the economic and social problems facing the country. Colombo was elected after the vote of 98 bishops from all over the country and will be position of the religious body until 2027.
The diagnosis of the new head of the Argentine episcopate
After being elected as the new authority of the Catholic institution, Colombo analyzed the social and economic reality that the country is experiencing and provided a harsh diagnosis about the present that the country is experiencing. “The economy moves with people inside or outside; there are many people outside“We see it in the circumstance of maintaining dining rooms and picnic areas,” he stated.
To delve into his analysis, Colombo exemplified what happens in his home province, Mendoza: “We have a place where we receive people from the street at night, to give them a plate of food. “Before there were more than 50, but now there are more than 200, it is a proportion that has been skyrocketing,” he detailed.
In this sense, the new authority of the Argentine Episcopal Conference He asserted that the situation is “hairy in Caritas“and warned that the Church sees the evolution of the situation with “worry“. In this sense, Colombo stressed the need to “return to dialogue” to resolve current problems and asked the Milei government that, despite the adjustment, its policy “It is not to leave anyone out of what corresponds to them due to dignity.“.
In this sense, regarding the economic direction that took the libertarian administrationthe new president of the ecclesiastical body stated that the ordering must be carried out with “people in the spotlight, but really. Taking into account the retiree, the kids who want to start life and have a destiny, the young family and also the people who are pursuing a career path and have prospects for improvement.”
“It seems ideal or utopian, but it is the dream that should be possible for every democracy”Columbo stated.
The new authorities of the Argentine Church
The Argentine Episcopal Conference defined, this week, its new authorities. Thus, the new hierarchical scheme of the vernacular church was made up of the next way.
- President: Monsignor Marcelo Daniel Colomboarchbishop of Mendoza.
- 1st Vice President: Cardinal Ángel Sixto Rossiarchbishop of Córdoba.
- 2nd Vice President: Monsignor César Daniel Fernándezbishop of Jujuy.
- Secretary General: Monsignor Raúl Pizarroauxiliary bishop of San Isidro.
After being elected as the new authority, Colombo shared a message on his social networks. “There is a team! With Cardinal Ángel Rossi, Archbishop of Córdoba, Mons. César Fernández, Bishop of Jujuy and Mons. Raúl Pizarro, Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro, We were chosen by our brother bishops from all over the country to join the Executive Commission of the Episcopate,” he wrote.
“Let us ask God together serve with a generous heart to the pilgrim people of God in Argentina,” Colombo wished at the end of his text.
The deliberations were led by Monsignor Oscar Vicente Ojeabishop of San Isidro and president of the Argentine Episcopal Conference, together with the members of the Executive Commission that make up Monsignor Marcelo Daniel Colomboarchbishop of Mendoza and first vice president; Monsignor Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa OP, archbishop of Bahía Blanca and second vice president; and monsignor Alberto Germán Bochatey OSAapostolic administrator of La Plata and general secretary of the Episcopate.
During the inaugural homily, the Monsignor Ojea recalled that “the Pope Francis has spoken to us at length in Laudato Si’ about the paradigm of care with respect to creation”.
“In recent years, as a result of abuses of different types, we have been talking a lot about this attitude. Attention and care are the embodiments of charity. Whoever loves cares, pays attention. Saint Augustine said ‘Where there is love, there are eyes.’ That attention is what we must have as shepherds who watch over their flock,” he added..
Finally, the priest assured that “The transparency that the Church asks of us today is a help to fulfill our mission, not a control that oppresses or overwhelms us” and that, on the contrary, “it is a great help that facilitates our ministry and improves it.” “Care is a prophecy in the midst of neglect and discard in a world where life is not valued in so many aspects,” he explained.
Source: Ambito
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