Guinea-Bissau Bishops call
for peace and security
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| Demonstrators rallying ahead of parliamentary elections, which took place earlier this year in Guinea-Bissau (AFP) |
The Bishops of Guinea-Bissau appeal to the new government to
guarantee peace and national security, to bring the country out of the crisis
into which it has fallen in recent years.
By Vatican News
In 2015, the government of Guinea-Bissau was dissolved
because of disagreements between the President and office of the Prime
Minister. Since then, this West African nation has had to deal with being in a
state of constant political instability.
The common good
The Bishop of the capital city of Bissau, recently stressed
the need for Guinean politicians to concentrate on the common good. "Only
those who are animated by a patriotic spirit should continue to engage in
politics”, said Bishop Camnate Na Bissign, “not those who simply think of
solving their personal problems." Speaking to a local Catholic
broadcaster, "Radio Sol Mansi", he said the people of Guinea-Bissau
deserve peace, stability, and security. The Bishop recalled how the Guinean
people expressed their choice during the March 10 election. Now it is up to
those elected to fulfil their promises, he said.
The role of women
In a separate interview with the same radio station, the
Bishop of Bafatá, Pedro Carlos Zilli, expressed his confidence in the new government,
“not least because it has integrated a significant number of women”, he said.
“We hope they will be able to act for the good of the country”, he added.
Bishop Zilli also called for a constructive dialogue between the government
majority and opposition groups in order to consolidate democracy.
Development and solidarity
In view of the March elections, the Bishops’ Conference of
Guinea-Bissau published a message entitled: "The future of the nation is
in free and conscious voting". In the document, the Bishops urged the
community to look with hope to the future of the country. They expressed their
awareness of the challenges facing Guinea-Bissau, including increasing poverty,
shortcomings in the areas of healthcare and education, as well as distrust in institutions.
Hence their call to promote “the common good", with the help of what the
Bishops call: "Policies that focus on the integral development of the
human person", and on "solidarity" between generations.
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