Salvadoran Catholic leaders speaking out more amid worries over democratic erosion

Salvadoran Catholic leaders speaking out more amid worries over democratic erosion

"Many of us do not feel free," Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez said during an Aug. 4 homily.

Salvadoran Catholic leaders speaking out more amid worries over democratic erosion - Catholic Review

Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador issued a pair of petitions for lawmakers during a Mass celebrated for the feast of the Divine Savior, observed in the country to commemorate the Transfiguration. Both petitions ventured into the realm of politics. The first request was to scrap a law reversing a ban on mining — a prohibition championed by the Salvadoran church. The second request was that lawmakers reverse a constitutional amendm…