Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Michele Pennisi: “Always welcome refugees, the Church does what it preaches” – The Republic

VATICAN CITY . “Monsignor Galantino know what he defines as certain politicians salesmen from peanuts. Among other things, it’s just been in Jordan, where many refugees are welcomed even better than we do. It is not easy to see that an account is useless controversies another are the facts: we do not live an emergency but we can all do more. “

Michele Pennisi, Archbishop of Monreale, a member of the Vatican Congregation for Justice and Peace and secretary of the Episcopal Commission for Catholic Education, the schools and universities of the CEI, created in his diocese an emergency center for immigration: “We welcome the first 48 hours migrants, without asking for anything in the prefecture.”

Salvini says that the Church makes money. What do you say?
“I would go really well. The Church has always welcomed. Who knows that even during the Jubilee, the Pope can not do even more: welcome to Castelgandldo migrants as did Pius XII with the Jews “.

It is news?
” No, just a suggestion, saying that the Church has always welcomed and will continue to do so. In Rome, the Pope will decide and as always, will be concrete. “

How is faced the problem of immigrants?
” With a lot of realism, as they said Monsignor Perego and Galantino yesterday. By building canals humanitarian by countries of origin to come to Europe. Most of the people who land in Sicily not want to stay with us. They want to go to England or Sweden where, for example, there is an important Syrian community “.

In Sicily you in an emergency?
“I would not say. But we could do more. In our reception centers often refugees instead of staying thirty days, stop for months . It is a problem to be solved. But often the reception or a nuisance to flee or opportunity to earn money or political favors. Not good. “

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