tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post6114684397194028230..comments2024-03-28T11:30:20.005-05:00Comments on El Salvador Perspectives: Mining stories while we waitTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-29120516715268148352013-09-12T14:01:52.532-05:002013-09-12T14:01:52.532-05:00Yet another reason to like Pope Francis.Yet another reason to like Pope Francis.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-50758921869597169802013-09-12T14:00:02.789-05:002013-09-12T14:00:02.789-05:00Tim, as you know, the challenges seen in this mini...Tim, as you know, the challenges seen in this mining conflict in El Salvador are repeated throughout Latin America and throughout the world. In El Salvador, the churches have joined the issue. Therefore it will not seem surprising that the Vatican recently joined the fray with the Vatican hosting a forum that received a message from Pope Francis (whose Latin American background has almost certainly exposed him to the issue), that said in part: "Mining, like many other industrial activities, has ecological and social consequences which go well beyond national borders and pass from one generation to the next ... so as not to repeat grave errors of the past, decisions today cannot be taken solely from geological perspectives or the possible economic benefits for investors and for the states in which the companies are based. A new and more profound decision-making process is indispensable and inescapable, one which takes into consideration the complexity of the problems involved, in a context of solidarity. Such a context requires ... the assurance that extraction activities respect international standards for the protection of the environment. The great challenge of business leaders is to create a harmony of interests, involving investors, managers, workers, their families, the future of their children, the preservation of the environment on both a regional and international scale, and a contribution to world peace."Carlos X.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16580093848691478319noreply@blogger.com