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"Mafia and corruption paralyzed the South"

Andrea Tornielli

The "cancer" of the Mafia, corruption and widespread forms of illegality, "evil mechanisms" or "simply unhealthy" in the administration of public affairs, the inadequacies "in the present ruling classes" paralyze development of the South "the whole political and economic landscape nationally and internationally" it is turning "in a manifold votes for political and economic designs unrelated to its development. "
is a strong complaint contained in the document For a country united. Italian Church and the South, released yesterday by the CEI after a long gestation. A document that asks you to invest in education of youth and civil society calls for a renewed leadership. The bishops devote much space to the Mafia in their analysis, but they explain that "the illegal economy" in the South is not identified totally with the Mafia, "it is unfortunately widespread illegal activities are not always linked to criminal organizations, but equally destructive," as "usury, extortion, tax evasion and undeclared work. This reveals - explains the CEI - "a lack of civic sense, undermining both the quality of social is that of political and institutional life, again causing a serious injury to the economic, social and cultural. "
Echoing the condemnation voiced in the past, but without explicit reference to the excommunication of members, the Church defines the Italian mafia, "a true cancer," a "texture that wraps evil and enslaving the dignity of the person", which contaminates the social life , perverts the minds of many young people and stifles the economy.
"The underworld control of the territory - it reads - leads to a strong limitation, if not all'esautoramento authority of the state and public bodies, to promote higher of corruption, collusion and extortion, altering the labor market, manipulating contracts, interfering in land use decisions and the system of permits and licenses, so contaminating the whole country. " The bishops write that the last two decades, "the mafias, which have taken root throughout the Italian 'economic activities by developing techniques and methods of the most advanced capitalism. The CEI calls "a specific educational intervention, from an early age, so that the mafia is seen as a role model" and the document defines gangs as "structures of sin". There's also a mention of self-critical when you remember that ' Churches have yet to transpose to the end of the lesson prophetic witness and example of John Paul II died for justice, "given that" many seem to succumb to the temptation not to speak of the problem or just talk about it as an ancient evil and invincible. "
also merciless analysis on Southern politics, "Institutional change resulted in a direct election of mayors, presidents of the provinces and regions, has not undermined simply unhealthy or perverse mechanisms in the administration of public affairs, nor has it produced those benefits that a more direct democracy in land management would have liked. " And "the urgent need to overcome inadequacies in the present ruling classes "brings the bishops to advocate a new class of lay Christians committed to helping young people" to embrace politics as a service to the common good. "
The document - which also gives attention to immigration, unemployment, the status of women - it addresses the issue of federalism, which would be "a defeat for all 'if it accentuated the distance between different parts of Italy, but that could be "a substantial step towards democracy 'if' solidarity, unity and realistic."

source: www.ilgiornale.it - February 25, 2010