Voices from the Amazon Synod
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Participants in the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon include
a number of lay men and women who have contributions to make to the ongoing
discussions.
By Vatican News
Participating in the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops
for the Pan-Amazon Region is also a number of auditors and experts who
listen in, and contribute to the work with their own testimonies and
interventions.
Amongst them is Belgian film director Jean-Pierre Dutilleux,
co-founder and Honorary President of the Forêt Vierge Association that
advocates for the rights of indigenous peoples of the rainforest.
Dutilleux rose to international fame with
his Academy Award nominated documentary “Raoni”, an investigation of the
complex issues surrounding the survival of the remaining indigenous Indians of
the Amazon rainforest and, indeed, of the rainforest itself.
He told Vatican Radio he is hopeful the Church will be able
to provide concrete help on a grassroots level.
Josianne Gauthier is also amongst the auditors
at the Amazon Synod.
Canadian-born Gauthier is the Secretary General of
Cidse, an international network of Catholic social
justice organisations working for transformational change to end poverty and
inequalities, challenging systemic injustice, inequity, destruction of nature
and promoting just and environmentally sustainable alternatives.
She spoke to Vatican Radio about the importance of being
aware of one’s personal footprint and impact on the environment and on some of
the world’s most vulnerable peoples: the indigenous.
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