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01-22-2007, 04:40 PM
Bishop Gregorio Nicanor Pena delivered the sermon during Sunday's Mass celebrating the Patron Saint of the Dominican Republic, Our Lady of Grace, and took the opportunity to give President Leonel Fernandez an earful. According to El Caribe, the Bishop called for the application of strict laws to curb drug trafficking and halt the current wave of criminal activity. Speaking before an A-list audience, the Bishop denounced crime, drug trafficking, the blackouts and the lack of potable water as some of the country's main problems. While recognizing current efforts to stem crime, the bishop requested "vigorous laws to stop this curse."

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