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El Papa envia a Mons. Balestrero a la Republica Democratica del Congo
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El Papa Francisco ha enviado al hasta ahora Nuncio Apostolico en Colombia, Mons. Ettore Balestrero, a la Republica Democratica del Congo para "el despacho de los asuntos de la nunciatura apostolica en Kinshasa", segun informa la Sala de Prensa del Vaticano por medio de un comunicado.

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7/6/2018 (6 years ago)
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Keywords: Pope sends, Mons. Balestrero, Democratic Republic, spanish
VATICANO (ACI Prensa) - "El Santo Padre Francisco ha dispuesto enviar a la Republica Democratica del Congo para el despacho de los asuntos de la nunciatura apostolica en Kinshasa, a S.E. Mons. Ettore Balestrero, arzobispo titular de Vittoriana, nuncio apostolico, hasta ahora representante pontificio en Colombia", informo el Vaticano.
La Nunciatura Apostolica en Kinshasa se encuentra en una situacion anomala despues de que el actual nuncio, Mons. Luis Mariano Montemayor, fuera repudiado por el Gobierno congoleno y trasladado a Roma. La Iglesia en la Republica Democratica del Congo, pais sumido en un grave enfrentamiento civil, se encuentra en una situacion de persecucion por parte de las autoridades.
Tanto los obispos congolenos como Mons. Montemayor han denunciado en numerosas ocasiones las violaciones contra los derechos humanos provocados por el ejercito y el Gobierno del presidente Joseph Kabila, quien segun la Constitucion del pais ya deberia haber abandonado el cargo.
El enfrentamiento llego a su punto algido el 31 de diciembre de 2017, cuando el ejercito reprimio con gran violencia las protestas promovidas por el Comite Laico de Coordinacion, para reclamar la dimision del presidente Kabila.
En los enfrentamientos, los militares asediaron 134 iglesias, arrestaron a seis sacerdotes y asesinaron a cinco personas dentro de dos parroquias.
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