statement Mapuche pastoral commission of the Catholic Church over the death of Jaime Mendoza Collio. "The blood of your brother cries out from the earth" Genesis 4, 10.
members Pastoral Commission of the Mapuche of Southern Chile, meeting at the Shrine of Metrenko, we declare that:
1. Church As we noted our concern about the increasing criminalization of Mapuche demands, reducing it to a police matter. Hours before the death of Jaime Mendoza Collier, the presiding bishop of the Indian National Commission for Pastoral, Monsignor Camilo Vial, met with Minister Secretary General of the Presidency, the Minister of Interior and along the Standing Committee of the Conference Episcopal, with the President of the Republic, to emphasize the need not to criminalize the Mapuche demands. Denounce the "presence police forces 'elite', prepared with military weapons, which have used their firearms in the repression, which again can lead to events with community members who died. "
2. Just as we were welcomed as a Church, we regret that the 100 Mapuche leaders of the four regional areas that went to the Mint on 24 July 2009 will not be received. also note that an important opportunity for dialogue could not lose.
3.Consider the situation that killed Jaime Mendoza Collío, could well be avoided if it had acted to accept the dialogue requested by the villagers themselves who occupied the premises who expected the presence of Conadi. Instead of dialogue, attended by large heavily armed police contingents.
4.As a church, we have also raised their voices to denounce violence disproportionate that police are acting in so-called conflict zones. We insist that the interior ministry should revise the way in which police act in the Mapuche communities.
5. The Mapuche people is not a country of criminals or terrorists. They are our brothers and sisters with whom we share a love of life, faith in God and the desire for peace. police repression which we witness seems to respond to a lamentable vision discriminatory and racist that the Church has also denounced.
6. Lemún Alex's death, Matias Catrileo, and now Jaime Mendoza Collío are a consequence of this spiral of violence that we have condemned and must be stopped now.
7. The Mapuche people meet their right and duty to defend its identity, to claim their territory and proclaim his life.
8. We express our deep solidarity with the grief of the family and community Collío Jaime Mendoza.
9. solidarity with all those who suffer the consequences of violence, we call on all indigenous and non-Mapuche, to put down the violence, rebuild roads dialogue and struggle with the tools of peace. Call to mobilize state agencies in a prompt and adequate response to the just demands of the Mapuche people. We call especially judges, prosecutors and police to review their actions and their willingness to communities. We call on the media to provide objective and truthful information that contributes to understanding and peace. We convened as a church to respond to the cries of our brothers.
Father Fernando Diaz, svd. Coordinator, Southern Zone Mapuche Pastoral Commission
Gacitúa Ms. Miriam Suazo, Commission Secretary Southern Pastoral Zone
Mapuche Mr. Florencio Manquilef Huichal, Pastoral Diocese of Villarrica Mapuche Mr. Pedro Marican
Marican, Villarrica Diocese Pastoral
Mapuche Cañas Rodolfo Olguin Diocese Pastoral Mapuche Temuco Lincopi
Father Francisco Millan, Pastoral Diocese of Temuco
Mapuche Juan Jorge Faundes Peñafiel, Fundación Instituto Indígena Llancaleo
Father Hernan Moreno Pastoral Coordinator Archdiocese of Concepción
Mapuche Sr. Audina Huenumilla Namuncura, Pastoral Mapuche Archdiocese of Concepción
Father Carlos Bresciani, sj., Pastoral Mapuche Archdiocese of Concepción
Father Pablo Castro, sj., Pastoral Mapuche Archdiocese of Concepción
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