“The burning of the Amazon is a global Problem”

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The Vatican is looking to the Amazon-Synod of new ways of dealing with the Amazon. Here, if a collision threatens, with the right of the national government of Jair Bolsonaro, because the pursuing of their own goals.

“We are all concerned about the large fires that have developed in the Amazon. We pray that you will soon be tamed.” With these words, Pope Francis had referred in August to the fires in the largest tropical rainforest in the world.

At the start of the Amazon-Synod in the Vatican, he received representatives of the Church and of civil society. The Meeting, to 27. October take, under the Motto “the Amazon – new ways for the Church and for a holistic Ecology”.

Although the destruction of the environment is not in the 7.5 million square kilometres of gigantic Biome is the official main theme. The shortage of priests, it will probably be addressed through a relaxation of the celibacy, as well as new ways for the evangelization of the vast area, are in the foreground. But, at the latest, the eco-Encyclical “Laudato Si” by the Pope in 2015 published, it is clear how much environmental destruction and climate change are concerned.

Last week, he said at the Vatican that the protection of human rights and the environment in regards to the Amazon, only a people or a Nation, “but the whole world.” “For example, the burning of the Amazon is not just a Problem of that Region, but a global Problem,” said Francis.

In Rio de Janeiro, the people are drawn to the streets to protest against the exploitation of the Amazon rain forest

In Brasília, capital of Brazil, two-thirds of the Amazon forest hosts on its territory, one will have whether the papal words listen up. Because for months the government of controversial President Jair Messias Bolsonaro is concerned the alleged interference of foreign powers in the Brazilian Amazon.

And the Vatican is part of. “For us, this is interference in the internal Affairs of Brazil”, had already expressed in February, the head of the security Cabinet (GSI), General Augusto Heleno, in view of the expected discussion of the rights of indigenous peoples and the protection of the environment in the Amazon at the Synod. Heleno is supposed to have Brazilian secret service, Abin, the bishops stated.

Sovereignty Of Brazil

On Thursday, cardinal Claudio Hummes, Archbishop Emeritus of São Paulo, and General relator of the Synod of bishops made it clear, once again, that the Vatican will in any way challenge the sovereignty of Brazil in question. “There is also an official statement of the Brazilian bishops: the sovereignty of Brazil is untouchable. What not to say, however, that the Rest of the planet is allowed to talk to you about what is happening in the Amazon.”

The President of the Indigenous missionary Council of the Catholic Church (Cimi), Dom Roque Paloschi, confirmed this Position. “We agree that it is not the task of the Vatican, in other countries, to interfere. The task of the Church is to proclaim the Kingdom of God and all the anzukreiden, which prevents a decent life for all creatures,” said the Archbishop of Porto Velho, in an interview with DW.

“The Synod will have the deepest respect for each country with respect to its autonomy and sovereignty. We are not interested in it also, which government is in Power. The Synod was convened in October 2017, when there was still no sign of Jair Bolsonaro would be Brazil’s President,” said Paloschi. It is about the need to find new ways for the Church and an integral ecological life.

Rights of Indigenous

However, you’ll be afraid not, on the growing violence against the Indigenous in Brazil, noted. A few days ago presented the report of the Cimi lists 135 murders of Indigenous in 2018, as well as a strong increase of the area of violations of indigenous reserves since the beginning of the year 2019.

“We can say that the Situation is Desperate, and it is humiliating, because it shows above all, how irresponsible of the governments action, they have been talking the fires to the occupation of public land, and particularly the already established indigenous reserves, to push ahead,” said Paloschi.

The government Bolsonaro has met with gold seekers

The role of the Church as an advocate for the endangered environment and the rights of Indigenous and Quilombolas, descendants of runaway slaves, is also highlighted within the civil society. “The Cimi and the Catholic land pastoral, the CPT is present, where the state gets virtually never. And the CPT brings to the people living there, also, legal aid, moderated in situations of conflict, particularly in land disputes. So all things, the not doing of this government. This government, fires, meanwhile, the conflicts”, said Marcio Astrini from Greenpeace Brasil, DW.

“The peace message of the Church is important to show that what is happening is unacceptable. We need a less stressed, less poisoned and embittered environment,” said Astrini. “The Pope has talked a lot about the Amazon, and he is one of the most important global personalities. But while the Pope for the Amazon prays, the government, unfortunately, with gold prospectors, the indigenous territory to occupy.”

Defense and preservation of Amazonia

In October, the government intends to present a legislative initiative with the rules for the promotion of mineral resources in indigenous reserves. Bolsonaro has representatives of gold prospectors promised also, for your interests. It is, among other things, the legalization of gold sites mining in the Amazon. However, he claimed that the interest of foreign powers is the protection of people and the environment. “The interest in Amazonia is not based on the Indigenous or the fucking trees. You want to guess the bottom,” said Bolsonaro.

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Bolsonaro have no idea of the Amazon, had said of the Emeritus Bishop Erwin Kräutler, a few days ago. The efforts of the government to let the Amazon of foreign and domestic companies to exploit, should the Church fight, so Kräutler, who led from 1981 until 2015, the huge prelature of Xingu. “It is the duty of the Church to provide for the defence and preservation of the Amazon have their contribution.”

Meanwhile, the German Franciscan Johannes Bahlmann emphasizes that you can also find it with the Bolsonaro-government in specific projects is quite a common denominator. The Bishop of the Amazon diocese of Obidos was the driving force behind the for a few weeks in the Amazon used the hospital ship “Papa Francisco”, this is for Bahlmann a concrete example of how the Church can help people in the Amazon.

At the Synod in Vatican city, the issue of health is in the Amazon on the agenda. With the hospital ship, the Church is gone since already new ways, and have aroused the interest of the government, said Bahlmann. The Ministry of health have praised the project of the Franciscans only, but also “the desire extremely, even to build more hospital ships. Therefore, it is very positive.”