TEXT- Pablo Aguilera, Chile
New Fundamental Charter for Chile
On October 25 the Plebiscite was held in Chile in November 2019. by the government of Sebastián Piñera and most of the political parties, with the exception of the Communist Party and the Frente Amplio (extreme left). Chileans over 18 years of age were asked whether they wanted a new Constitution for the Republic and, if so, whether they wanted the constituents to be half parliamentarians and half other citizens or only citizens elected by ballot. The day passed peacefully and that same night the results were conclusive. Nearly 51 % of Chileans participated. For the I Approve voted 78 % and by Reject 22%. Also the vast majority (79 %) was in favor of electing the constituents as citizensThis is a reflection of the poor prestige of politicians.
Delivery in 2022
– Supernatural constituent election to be held in April 2021 by popular vote. Visit February and May 2022 should deliver the Magna Carta. And during the first half of that year, a second plebiscite would be held with a mandatory vote to approve or reject the Constitution.
Promoting Christian values
– Supernatural Episcopal Conference of Chile in the previous months, he made several calls on citizens to participate in the Plebiscite.without taking sides on any one option. Some bishops made a training plan in the Social Doctrine of the Church in their dioceses. Subsequent to this process, the Standing Committee of the Chilean Episcopal Conference (CECH) pointed out that "it is necessary to promote in the new fundamental Charter the essential Christian values on which the life of our nation has been founded.".
On October 25, the Pope announced the 13 new Cardinals created at November Consistory. Celestino Aós, Archbishop of Santiago. (OFM Cap), who has served as Apostolic Administrator since March 2019 and as Bishop since last December. Since 1946, the archbishops of Santiago have received the cardinal's capelet; he would be the eighth Cardinal of the Church in Chile.. In April, Bishop Aós turned 75 years old and has already submitted his letter of resignation to the Pope, but he will surely continue in this pastoral position for a few more years. Since the crisis of the Church in this country in 2018, the dioceses that were without a bishop have been slowly being supplied. At present, there are four dioceses that still have had an Apostolic Administrator for the last two years: Valparaíso, Talca, Rancagua and Valdivia.
