Cardinal chides 'passive' Peru Congress

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 06, 2023 12:08 am

LIMA, Peru: A Roman Catholic cardinal voiced dismay Saturday (Sunday in Manila) that the nation's Congress again declined to advance elections to defuse Peru's political crisis.

'It hurts our souls that they have [not acted on] a proposal to move up elections,' Cardinal Pedro Barreto said, hours after the church's highest ecclesiastical body sent a letter to legislators warning them that it is 'urgent' to move up elections to later this year.

UNPACIFIED People march during a demonstration against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte calling for her resignation and the closure of Congress in Lima on Feb. 4, 2023 (February 5 in Manila). Hundreds of protesters gathered at the accesses to Lima to attend a march Saturday that they promise ‘will be the biggest’ and ‘with all the blood,’ according to the organizers of the protests calling for the resignation of Boluarte and the closure of Congress. AFP PHOTO

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