Bishops question Chilean society's appetite for violence
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- 05 Apr 2023
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Catholic prelates warn Chileans not to get used to violence and to act as true Christians, appreciating life and committing to peace
Catholic bishops in Chile plead with people not to get used to the spate of violence in the South American country and to ensure the appreciation of life and their commitment to peace as Christians.
"We all want to live in a safer and more fraternal nation, but I would like to invite you to ask us a few questions: why is the world of crime and drug trafficking born and growing among us? Why has violence grown in society? Why is our coexistence at all levels more aggressive? Why are our ties more deteriorated? Why do we cross the boundaries so easily," asked Bishop Sergio Pérez de Arce Arriagada of Chillán during Mass in the Metropolitan Cathedral Second Sergeant of the Carabineros Rita Olivares Raio who was assassinated March 26 in the El Belloto de Quilpué sector.
"These are questions we must ask ourselves because something is happening to us as a society, there is something sick among us. I think it has to do with our individualism, love of money, lack of appreciation for life, forgetting God and other essential values," Bishop de Arce said, explaining that every death is always painful and even more so when it is violent, Fides reported.
"It hurts us that violence, death, crime become habitual, because our coexistence is wounded and damaged. But we must get up, move forward in search of a better, more fraternal society. Read More…
