The president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE), Juan José Omella, assured this Tuesday that the Church is not going to "wage political battles or battles to bring down governments" and has distanced itself from the groups that come to pray the Rosary in front of to the PSOE headquarters on Ferraz Street in Madrid.
He said this during his speech at an informative breakfast when asked about the participation of groups of Catholics who come to protest in front of the socialist headquarters and pray to end the government of Pedro Sánchez.
"I do not know what each person asks in their conscience; there they in their groups, we do not control the people, what we always want is to work side by side for the common good if they let us and if they count on us, but we We are not going to wage political battles or battles to bring down governments," said Cardinal Omella.
During his participation in this forum, the president of the EEC has opted on several occasions to "create bridges and not walls" and, in the face of the climate of political polarization and social tension, he has called for dialogue and the search for agreements, always thinking about the common benefit.
In this sense, Omella has criticized the words of the Vox leader, Santiago Abascal, that "there will be a given moment when the people will want to hang the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, by the feet."
"We have to learn to respect each other and coexist and whenever we talk about people, whether they are in a public position or a private one, it must always be with respect and, if it can be with beauty, the better," he indicated.
“Each of us is called to be an authority,” in different areas, the cardinal stated, among which he mentioned the Church, school, politics and at home.
“But authority is not given by decree, it is achieved with the three attributes of God,” he continued, in reference to the expression “verum, bonum, pulchrum.”
“Always tell the truth and the truth today is not always the most obvious thing; say it kindly, not in a hurtful way; and say it beautifully, in a diplomatic way,” Omella highlighted. “If we put this into the hearts of politicians, teachers, the church and professionals, the world would function differently,” the cardinal concluded.
