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Looking forward to a statement from the Roman Catholic Bishop
DEAR EDITOR,
In 2014 when President Ramotar had prorogued Parliament and there was some political confusion, His Lordship, Bishop Francis of the Roman Catholic Church made a statement on that prorogation. His Lordship said on 20th November, 2014: “The proroguing or suspension of: Parliament has put Guyana into unchartered territory… It is true in former times the Catholic Church was in the forefront to promote justice and peace in Guyana, and we sought to give life and meaning to Jesus’ exhortation to have a life and have it in full. We have worked on many national issues from elections to domestic violence to trafficking in persons. . .
I therefore call upon all Guyanese and their leaders to ensure that we navigate these unchartered times peacefully, honestly and respectfully with a view to the earliest resumption of Parliamentary Democracy”.
In the last half-a-year, a similar type of constitutional crisis has arisen in Guyana but this one is more acerbic owing to the seeming lack of constitutional knowledge and silly legal gyrations of certain politicians.
Members of our church were expecting His Lordship’s intervention as he did during the Ramotar Presidency since such intervention increased the prestige of the Church and sent the message to the people that the Church cared for their welfare. We therefore look forward to His Lordship’s very early statement on this issue.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Validum Ramlochan
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