On Judicial Day in the Dominican Republic, the Church is calling on magistrates to practice justice that is prompt, affordable, and impartial.
Alina Storm – Vatican News
The Judicial Body of the Dominican Republic met on Thursday at the Primate Cathedral of America to participate in the Eucharist for Judicial Day, chaired by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Monsignor Faustino Burgos Brisman, who congratulated the President of the Supreme Court, Judge Luis Henry Molina, the Deputy Attorney General, Rodolfo Espiñeira, and the numerous judges who attended the celebration.
“As members of the judiciary, they give thanks to God and ask for his help in continuing to carry out this noble and delicate mission that they have on their shoulders with dignity and decorum,” said the Prelate. In his sermon, he recalled that the magistrates have taken on “a strong mission”, a task that will always be a “disputed flag” because just as they will receive “praise,” they will also receive “insult.”
“Its noble mission is to always grant justice, with transparency, regardless of the criteria attached to the law, and to ensure that justice leads to peace and harmony among all,” urged Monsignor Burgos.
The Prelate emphasized that on this Judicial Power Day an evaluation of the path of justice in the country in its republican phase should be carried out, ‘look at where we are and where we want to go, what are the achievements we want to achieve and the achievements They have already obtained, but also, what does our society expect, what is the desire and call of our society for justice ”.
In this context, Monsignor Burgos invited us to reflect on projecting ourselves into the future, toward “a justice that is fast, affordable and impartial, that justice that fully fulfills its mission and implements the values and laws,” he said. .
Monsignor Burgos encouraged the magistrates present to maintain, “not diminish,” the quality of their work, especially given the difficulties created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
To pursue his career with “dignity and decorum”, as explained by the Santo Domingo assistant, means that any Dominican who approaches a court or tribunal says, “I come to find out what is really mine, what is mine. that is righteousness. ”Hence the bishop’s call to“ ask for light and discernment ”from the Lord,“ Now, in the position you hold, always thank God. ”