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If a bishop from the North and another from the South, the first closest to the center-right positions and the second most linked to the Democratic Party, clearly express their “no” to the referendum on cutting parliamentarians, then it is clear that the photograph of the Italian bishops well reflects a propensity to reject the proposal to revise the composition of Parliament. If Monsignor Antonio Suetta, Bishop of San Remo and Monsignor Domenico Mogavero, Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, join Monsignor Antonio Raspanti, Vice President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, the circle is closed.
The CEI and the Italian bishops cheer “no” to the referendum and the reasons are clear. “A more complex and structured change is required, say ecclesiastical sources and we certainly want more political participation and not less participation. With the victory of “yes” we would have more blocked lists and politicians would become more and more chaste. “Therefore, it is not an indication of the party.” The content of the reform is at stake here, they say from the sacred rooms and the The fact that bishops of different political origins are united at the front is not a clear example of this. ”” The referendum is more a response to a need for propaganda that is based on the anti-political sentiment that is widespread today “: It is the recurring slogan among the prelates.
It was the vice president of the CEI, Monsignor Raspanti, who opened the “no” front, with the invitation that “the balance of the state should not be compromised. “I understand, he said, that the number of parliamentarians is the piece of a great mosaic that needs checks and balances. What you have to worry about is that no one-time adjustments are made to the emotional wave of anti-politics. Changes must be made, while trying to keep the balance of the state in balance. In fact, many representatives of the political world already say that a new electoral law is necessary because it goes without saying that the decrease in the number of parliamentarians leads to the redesign of schools.
The Italian bishops are joined by Catholic associations and the “base” of the faithful, to lean towards “no” to the referendum. “It is a reform desired by the 5 Star Movement that the Democratic Party has accepted so as not to overthrow the government they trust but the Catholic world wants to widen the meshes of democracy, not restrict them.” For Catholics, therefore, “with this reform there would be a linear cut that does not take into account the composition of the territorial electoral colleges. The vote speaks to the belly of the country, but at this moment we need to make an effective and organic contribution. For the CEI and the Catholic world, this is a “populist measure that does not solve the country’s problems.” The fear of a victory “yes” is strong. “This is a vulgar populism, other sources trust the Magazine, which reduces the territoriality of parliamentarians and would lead to little citizen participation. If so, the vote would become even less territorial. The democratic principle and respect for minorities would enter into crisis. We are against less participation.
If there is not much “concern” about the issue of cutting parliamentarians, more interest is directed to the results of the Regions. And in particular the focus is on Tuscany, Marche and Puglia. “In Tuscany there is a perception that the center-right can win and even the Marches are at stake.” But if this were the case, is the reasoning of some exponents of the Catholic movements, “the government should question and rethink the balance within it.”
A government crisis? Remodeling? Certainly, if the results of the regional elections reveal an electoral will closer to the center-right, the government will not be able to ignore it. Perhaps a technical government or a reorganization to lead to new elections would be desirable ”. But there are no indications about the individual candidates. Hope is, and continues to be, the executive’s reflection in the event that democracy opts for change.
