Within the framework of the Project of Reform of the Provincial Constitution of Santa Fe (Argentina), the dioceses that are part of the territory of the province issued the joint pastoral document “We are Church”, in which they ask for a greater citizen commitment to prepare a Magna Carta that includes “all, all, all.”
He document It is signed by the dioceses of Rafaela, Reconquista, Venado Tuerto, and the Archdiocese of Rosario and Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, and is based on the Apostolic Exhortation Gospel joywhere Pope Francis states that the Church “cannot and should not stay out of the fight for justice.”
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This 2025 is a year of legislative elections in Argentina. In the case of the province of Santa Fe, in addition to local authorities and national deputies, the 69 representatives who will work in the reform of the Provincial Constitution will be elected, after 60 years of the last reform.
The elections of the conventional reformers will be on April 13, coinciding with Ramos Sunday.
Within that framework, from the Catholic Church in Santa Fe, they remember that “the reform process involves the whole society”, calling citizens to “commitment and responsibility” in search of the welfare of the people.
Echoing what is declared at the end of Social Week 2023, the dioceses warn: “We are faced with a democracy that, on the one hand, requires greater vigor and empathy with the same, but that does not reach to shelter all sectors and regions of our Argentina.”
“Faced with changes in the world and the new challenges of the time, we fight to recover the validity and popular prominence in social and political institutions,” they add.
Highlighting the legislative history of the province and underlining that Santa Fe is “cradle of Argentine constitutionalism”, as well as its ability to “reinvent themselves at each stage of its history, marking the course of the country with its democratic and social commitment”, call to the citizens to “write with conviction this new chapter and honor with responsibility the story that has brought us here”, to walk towards 2 more fair, more fair and more human province. “
Finally, they underline: “We are in a turning point, a unique opportunity to rethink our institutions, strengthen democracy and consolidate rights that reflect current realities and challenges. It is time to build a regulatory framework that guarantees justice, equity and development, with an eye on the future.”
“True faith implies a deep commitment to change the world”
The bishop of Reconquista, Mons. Ángel José Macín, reflected on the historical opportunity of the province of Santa Fe to reform his law, highlighting the importance of guaranteeing the dignity of human life from conception to its natural term, also reflecting in access to health, education, housing, decent work, and in the protection of older adults and the environment.
The prelate considered that the reform must be a reflection of a society “committed to its present and its future.” In that sense, he asked the population – especially believers – to exercise their right to vote consciously and informed, collects the portal Aica.
“The debate must be plural and based on sincere listening and dialogue,” said the bishop, in order to strengthen justice and the common good.
Finally, he urged “not to dissociate the faith of concrete life, understanding that true faith implies a deep commitment to change the world and transmit values in each action.”
Julieta Villar
I am a journalist, a graduate in Communication from the National University of La Matanza in Argentina. I have work experience in non -governmental organizations. Since 2016 I dedicate myself to Catholic journalism, first in the Argentine Catholic Information Agency (AICA) and, since 2022, as a correspondent for ACI Press for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia.