Latin American Bishops join for reconciliation and
care of the Amazon
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| A tree in the Amazon biome which contains the amazon rainforest, an area of tropical rainforest, and other ecoregions that cover most of the Amazon basin and some adjacent areas - RV |
(Vatican Radio) Bishops of the Amazon region
are working together to support new projects and initiatives that aim to
safeguard and care for the Amazon biome.
The Amazon biome, which covers parts of Brazil, Bolivia,
Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana contains the
Amazon rainforest, an area of tropical rainforest, and other ecoregions that
cover most of the Amazon basin and some adjacent areas.
This vast natural and cultural resource of the Earth is
experiencing devastation and isthreatened by concessions transacted by nation
states to transnational corporations. It is in this context that the Latin
American Catholic Church has come to support farmers and Indigenous Peoples who
deal with abuses by the extractive industries sector in the Amazon, which in
turn are damaging the environment.
Currently ongoing is the third Meeting of the Pan-Amazonian
Ecclesial Network "REPAM-Colombia" which opened in Leticia
on June 19 and scheduled to run until June 24. During the meeting the some 100
participants aim to define the most appropriate strategies for working together
for the care of the Amazon biome,
The meeting, focusing on the reality of the Colombian
Amazon, also aims to strengthen the identity of REPAM-Colombia in the light of
Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Sì”, as a path for reconciliation and
protection of the Colombian Amazon.
It also aims to strengthen ecclesial work in communion, to
be more effective as a network and to agree on the implementation of a common
action plan.
The meeting opened with the celebration of Holy Mass in
suffrage of the victims of the landslide that devastated the town of Mocoa at
the end of March.
According to the programme for the meeting, the focus is on
the situation of the territories and local churches in the three sub-regions of
the Amazon.
Environmental experts and religious leaders will take to the
floor and the event will conclude with the intervention of Antalia Ti Jachi
Kulluedo, Chief of the Uitoto people, who will propose a reflection on
reconciliation between indigenous peoples and the Church.
A concrete action plan will be drawn up in response to the
major challenges of host nation Colombia’s Amazon region.
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