Catholic bishops addressing major politicians

Andry Rajoelina, the transitional leader, was not there to listen. Neither were any of the transitional government’s members by the way. However, both candidates ready and waiting for the presidential election’s second turn to unfold, namely Jean Louis Robinson and Hery Rajaonarimampianina, attended the event which developed on Sunday, November 17th, in the open air at the Saint Michel College.. The bishops’ message was addressing them as much as their future predecessors. Here is a sample of the statement:
“Do not trample national sovereignty down. Do not sell our homeland out. May the genuine “fihavanana” remain your first prerogative…and common interest, your first goal. Do not make use of the People as a mere were way to reach positions, for once comfortably sorted in your seats, the People has nearly always been the last of your businesses. Widespread nepotism in favor of your relatives, party or hometown fellows and their relatives, often lead you to forget your oaths and promises. Only they get entitled to what used to be sworn to a whole nation. Still, here comes the leading priority of yours, namely healing the many wounds and scars caused and left by the long term crisis. You must urgently restore the rule of the law, a country’s unique source of peace, and spur development on with fairness and justice. For the sake of the recovery of trust, courts and security departments must undergo an urgent and in depth clean out. You have to lead the way in fighting indifference and exclusion and educating the People, teaching awareness on citizenship. Your duty equally comprises the protection of national wealth, just as much as the establishment of a fair way to equally share their returns out, for the sake of genuine common development, so that the Malagasy people finally knows peace…”