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01-16-2008, 05:10 PM
The Dominican Council of Bishops has addressed a letter to the faithful that will be read in most Catholic churches next weekend. The letter commemorates the Day of Our Lady of High Grace (21 January), and reaffirms the bishops' position that corruption, political patronage and populism still persist in the Dominican Republic. The bishops deplore the fact that in the face of technological advances, a growing awareness of democratic processes and the need to preserve the environment, there is still so much injustice. The Pastoral Letter points out that far from receding, the problems are growing and taking on new forms like drug trafficking and consumption, violence and crime. The bishops also worry about the effects of the "accelerated trans-culturization that brings with it a loss of values that is destroying us as a people." The bishops also warn against globalization, the modern approach to marriage and the family, and the fast changes that are occurring in our society.
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