COMECE: Catholic Church supports
UN Global Compact on Migration
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| Thirty-eight rescued migrants arrive in the port of Granada, southern Spain.- ANSA |
The President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences
of the European Union affirms the commitment of the Catholic Church in Europe
to support the UN Global Compact on Migration.
By Linda Bordoni
European Bishops are expressing the support of the Catholic
Church to the UN Global Compact on Migrationwhich is scheduled to
be adopted by United Nations members next week.
The “United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and
Regular Migration” is the first international tool outlining best practices for
managing migration around the world. A meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, on 10
and 11 December will see UN Member States endorse the document,
although a list of defectors is growing.
The document, which lists 23 goals and aims for better
coordination between countries, presents migration in a positive light and
proposes to improve the rights of migrants and the duties of host countries
while combating illegal migration.
In a statement released on Monday, Archbishop
Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of the Commission of the Bishops'
Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), reaffirmed the Catholic Church in
Europe’s shared responsibility towards migrants and refugees in our societies.
Recognizing and respecting the human dignity and rights of
every migrant
He recalled Pope Francis’ appeal to “welcome, protect,
promote and integrate” migrants and refugees and the archbishop underscored the
fact that “they are not just figures or trends, but persons who have faces,
names and individual stories (…) and deserve to be treated in accordance with
their inherent human dignity and their fundamental rights”.
Hollerich stated that the principles of the centrality of
the human person and of the common good “must preside EU and member
states’ internal and external policies, also in migratory issues” and he
encouraged national political authorities, in the words of Pope Francis, "to
ground responsibility for the shared global management of international
migration in the values of justice, solidarity and compassion".
Shared and common responsibility
Looking ahead to next week’s signing ceremony he described
the Compact as the “fruit of a vast negotiation”.
“It recognizes a shared and common responsibility of
authorities and societies in countries of departure, transit and arrival to
frame and regulate migration for the benefit of all human persons and
communities involved” he said.
The archbishop also highlighted its aim to provide “security
and protection to migrant persons as well as to hosting societies by promoting
legal migration pathways, preventing thus human trafficking, deadly journeys,
family disruption and violence” he said.
Archbishop Hollerich concluded exhorting EU Member States to
make this Global Compact an achievement for the common good of a shared
humanity.
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