The bishops in charge of the pastoral care of Migration have shown their support to the dioceses of Cadiz and Ceuta and Malaga and Melilla, whose faithful are going through moments of tension and uncertainty due to the development of the events.
Complete note on the situation in Ceuta and Melilla
The Migration Department of the EEC welcomes with concern the situation that is occurring in Ceuta and Melilla.
Appealing to the supreme value of life and human dignity, it recalls that the desperation and impoverishment of many families and children cannot and should not be used by any State to exploit the legitimate aspirations of these people for political ends.
It shows its solidarity with the dioceses of Cadiz and Ceuta and Malaga and Melilla, of recognized trajectory in the care and reception of migrants, as well as with the necessary initiatives in both autonomous cities, to fully welcome and safeguard the rights of migrants, especially minors.
It invites to maintain attitudes of peaceful coexistence and calls for "the best politics at all levels at the service of the common good" (Fratelli tutti, 154).
D. José Cobo, Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid
Bishop responsible for
EEC Migration Department
Xabier Gómez OP
Department Director
of Migration CEE
