Cort rejects the offer from the Bishopric of Mallorca to house the residents of the old prison of Palma

PalmaThe Bishop of Mallorca, Sebastià Taltavull, has reiterated that the Diocese maintains its willingness to house people evicted from the old Palma prison, but explained that they are still waiting for the City Council to give them a response.

This is what Taltavull stated this Thursday in a meeting with the media, within the framework of the World Social Communications Days.

Regarding the eviction from the old prison, he recalled that the Diocese made spaces available to institutions to provide a residential option for these people, thanks to Caritas and the La Sapiència Foundation.

However, he regretted that the City Council "has not responded". "They know our proposal and we would like to receive a response", he said, while sending a message to the people residing in the old prison so that they "let themselves be helped".

It should be remembered that the Palma City Council reported just over a week ago that of the 208 people registered in the last census, only 101 remain living in this property at this time. Although there are more than a hundred residents in this space, the Consistory of the Balearic capital not only refuses to offer them a way out, but also ignores possible aid from other entities.

In fact, in March, Cort assured that it had no housing alternatives for the residents of the old prison, a fact that the account of the Bishopric of Mallorca has completely dismantled.

Taltavull warns Trump and Netanyahu: "Beware of using God's word for your own interests"

The Bishop of Mallorca has criticized speeches that “use God's word for their own interests” and has asked for prudence in the face of attempts to instrumentalize the Church for political purposes.

“The Church does not preach ideology, it does not give a political thought. Beware of those who do have this political interest and who want to use the Church for their own interests”, Taltavull reflected in a meeting with the media as part of the World Communications Day.

In this regard, the prelate cited as examples the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Regarding the former, he stated: “Trump makes his people pray. If they pray to win the war, that is not a pure prayer. That is not Christianity.”

Taltavull also stressed that the Church does not adopt political positions, for example on issues such as the reception of migrants. In this case, he defended this position because, as he said, it responds to “following the Gospel”.

Young people, increasingly believers

The Bishop of Mallorca, Sebastià Taltavull, has explained that the Diocese has detected a progressive increase in young believers. “There has been a significant rise among young people connecting with Christianity”, he pointed out.

According to the details, it is a phenomenon that he considers “difficult to define” and that, in part, would be linked to the resurgence of groups of young people who, in some cases, are “much more independent” from the Church.