Colombia: Archbishop repudiates the new acts of violence in Cali

The Archbishop of Cali, Mons. Luis Fernando Rodríguez, expressed his repudiation for the new acts of violence in this Colombian city, which have caused several dead, and called on those responsible to leave the weapons and fulfill God’s command of not killing.

In a communicationthe prelate regretted that again the capital of Valle del Cauca is seen “tarnished by acts of violence that leave nine people killed in events that are yet to clarify, which occurred on the night of September 17”.

In addition, he referred to the riots on Thursday afternoon in the vicinity of the University of the Valley – during which two trucks were burned – “and the launch of a grenade at the door of the Villahermosa prison.”

“As a pastor of this particular Church of Cali and on behalf of the families and the communities that suffer the ravages of violence, I express our repudiation with deep pain in the face of the desire and materialization of human evil that aims to end the dignity and life of the most fragile,” he said.

Given this, Mons. Rodríguez called “those who hold weapons to stop violence and promote a culture of peace and fully fulfill the fifth commandment that the Lord has left us’ You will not kill.”

He also asked God to “grant us to understand this commandment as a call to love and mercy and to live fully respecting human dignity.”

“Families who suffer the loss of murdered brothers, hug them into faith and hope and ask the authorities to clarify the facts and seek viable strategies for the defense of life and peaceful coexistence in our city,” he said.