World Council of Churches - News Release
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For immediate release: 3 June 2005
Bolivia: for true democracy indigenous peoples must be included, says Kobia
The inclusion of Bolivia's "indigenous peoples in social and political life" is one of the requisite steps "for the construction of meaningful and true democracy" in the country, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia affirmed in a letter to the churches of Bolivia today, 3 June.
Referring to the ecumenical pastoral letter "Come to a common agreement", sent this week by the Catholic archbishop of La Paz together with the presidents and bishops of eleven Bolivian protestant and pentecostal churches, Kobia expressed "his pain at the suffering of the Bolivian people" but also his "joy at the confirmation that the churches have united to speak with a prophetic voice at this difficult time".
Kobia recalled the biblical mandate to "work for an inclusive society in which the most vulnerable and marginalized people, in biblical language the poor, deserve special attention". And, in conjunction with the message from the Bolivian Christian leaders, he emphasized that "the criteria which must guide future actions" must be "the defence of life in all its manifestations".
The Spanish text of the ecumenical pastoral letter is available on the WCC website at:
The inclusion of Bolivia's "indigenous peoples in social and political life" is one of the requisite steps "for the construction of meaningful and true democracy" in the country, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia affirmed in a letter to the churches of Bolivia today, 3 June.
Referring to the ecumenical pastoral letter "Come to a common agreement", sent this week by the Catholic archbishop of La Paz together with the presidents and bishops of eleven Bolivian protestant and pentecostal churches, Kobia expressed "his pain at the suffering of the Bolivian people" but also his "joy at the confirmation that the churches have united to speak with a prophetic voice at this difficult time".
Kobia recalled the biblical mandate to "work for an inclusive society in which the most vulnerable and marginalized people, in biblical language the poor, deserve special attention". And, in conjunction with the message from the Bolivian Christian leaders, he emphasized that "the criteria which must guide future actions" must be "the defence of life in all its manifestations".
The Spanish text of the ecumenical pastoral letter is available on the WCC website at:
http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/regional/cartapastoral-05.html
The Spanish text of Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia's letter to the churches of Bolivia is also available at:
The Spanish text of Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia's letter to the churches of Bolivia is also available at:
http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/regional/carta-cmi-bolivia.html
Additional information: Juan Michel,+41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363 media@wcc-coe.org
Additional information: Juan Michel,+41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363 media@wcc-coe.org
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