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The bishops want new political

of Marcello Sorgi

By itself, a document mafia of the Bishops Conference of the bishops would not be big news. And 'since 1989 that the complaint of the degradation imposed by organized crime in the territories that monitors ceased to be the heritage of courageous priests and bishops (some of which have lost his life), to find documents in place of the episcopate.

But the way in which the IEC yesterday returned to the topic deserves to be analyzed for other reasons. In addition to marking an escalation in power and processing economic mafias, the bishops say that the ruling classes of the South are inadequate to tackle them. Possible, especially in these times. But it so happens that the south, where I also play the biggest game of the elections of 28 March, to be administered almost exclusively by the center, and in this sense, the IEC document can also be read as a call for a replacement, however, released one month after the vote.

As always in this kind of intervention, there is in the stance of bishops, a direct boost to the alternative, however, that the South is difficult given the number of contiguity also present in the center with criminal organizations. And if you follow the thread speech began some time ago, on the understanding that the document damage more administrations of the center, one can not overlook the fact that the IEC is insisting for some time, more generally, on the need to prepare a new leadership for the country, closer to Catholic values, to make the replacement of the current one that shows obvious signs of wear.

approach, it in fact does not necessarily implies a choice of field. Rather, it could also be targeted for other purposes, beginning with the choice of candidates to be included in the lists which should be completed this week. Beyond the negative opinion about who is currently in government in the South, is as if the bishops press on political parties, all parties, so far only pledged to clean on the choice of candidates to convince them to give an actual proof of renewal. And it is as if this call was directed, together with the political forces and their voters to choose them, regardless of factions, only candidates reliable, and able to ensure their strangeness to the political-mafia. That the bishops now appears as one, and seems to share the same objectives, contrary to the interests of the community.

Source: www.lastampa.it - 02/25/2010