Jun 13, 2007 / 07:05 am
Bishop Roberto Rodriguez of La Rioja, Argentina, has appealed to the government to create a global plan for the country. In view of the upcoming presidential elections in October, the bishop has called on Argentinian politicians to think about the future by considering the direction of their society.
In an interview with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Rodriguez said that politicians should deal with “specific present-day problems", by asking the fundamental question of where society is going. Commenting on the current efforts he said, “this was something that could not be seen at present.”
“In their actions with regard to society generally, and to domestic, foreign and economic policy, the politicians should constantly be asking themselves the question of meaning,” the bishop remarked.
Relations between the Church and the Argentinian government are somewhat strained, he added. While the government does maintain contacts with some individual bishops, Bishop Rodriguez observed, this dialogue should be at the level of the Bishops’ Conference.