A group of priests of low-income neighborhoods of Buenos Aires City and the Greater Buenos Aires will celebrate a mass on Tuesday “as a redress for the aggressions” against Pope Francis during the presidential primary’s campaign, particularly by La Libertad Avanza (LLA) presidential candidate Javier Milei. The mass was backed by the bishop of Buenos Aires, Monsignor Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva, and will be held by bishop Gustavo Carrara, general vicar of the archdiocese and head of the Pastoral de las Villas (Pastors of the villas.) The priests also questioned the candidate’s stand against the State intervening with policies that favor the most socially disadvantaged sectors of the country. “All of us, who live in a villa, in a low-income neighborhood, are well aware of how important it is that the State be present. Whether it is through a healthcare facility, a public school, laying asphalt on dirt roads, or providing clean water.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald September 05, 2023 15:02 UTC