Jakarta –
In circulation a video containing support for 70 priests in Pematangsiantar for Anies Baswedan during the declaration of the 2024 presidential candidate in Medan. The archdiocese of Medan provides clarification.
“A YouTube account was recently circulated with the title 70 Priests Supporting Anies and this was communicated at the time of Anies’ inauguration and declaration in Medan. That Anies is the hope of the nation that can unite the Indonesian nation which has begun to recently be fragmented “, said Friday (4/11/2022) the head of the Kerawam Commission of the archdiocese of Medan, Rp. Yosafat Ivo Sinaga.
“In relation to YouTube, we must communicate that this is not true. In the Catholic Church, priests are not allowed or forbidden to engage in practical politics, such as being a successful team or being involved in a political party and expressing support for certain public figures. “, has continued.
Yosafat said that the Catholic Church has never sided with any of the parties or with certain figures. For this, Yosafat said, his party will continue to maintain neutrality so as not to fall on a certain axis.
“Compare the second paragraph of canon law book 287. The Catholic Church maintains and always maintains multiethnic, ethnic and religious unity, which is why the Catholic Church has never sided with an axis, be it a party, or a certain figure Strictly speaking, Catholics maintain neutrality “To achieve neutrality, priests maintain and still maintain unity by not falling on a certain axis,” he said.
Josaphat appealed to all parties to pursue an elegant and correct policy. He said that politics actually unites, does not divide.
“With this statement, we also appeal to all of us because we do elegant politics and correct political ethics and we do not justify any means for the sake of political passion. Politics actually unites, does not divide. Politics must be done for the reason of mutual interest and prosperity, “he explained.
Yosafat also urged everyone to think critically and not to easily spread information on social media that is not yet known. He also asked all parties not to be easily provoked.
“We also ask all of us to be critical of news on social media that may not convey the real news. We shouldn’t be too quick to believe it, let alone broadcast news that we don’t know the truth of, and we shouldn’t be easily provoked, “he said.
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