00:00And amid the multidimensional crisis Peru is facing, Pope Leo Fortith will engage in a dialogue with a group of
00:06people representing the Peruvian people.
00:08During the meeting, the Pope is expected to call on the country's economic and political leaders to implement public policies
00:15that benefit the population.
00:19The Shipibo community of Cantagallo, located just a few blocks from the government palace, is one of the greatest examples
00:27of Peru's cultural richness.
00:32Karina Pachaca, the community president, and a group of friends are waiting to tell us what they think about Pope
00:37Leo XIV visit and what they believe is necessary for their knowledge to be better recognized.
00:48I see that it is very important for our integration into society that we are heard,
00:55that we preserve our knowledge and culture and that we are respected, listened to, attended to and included in various
01:06projects aimed at the development of our country.
01:09For the members of this community, it is paradoxical and condemnable that racism still persists in Peru,
01:17that multiculturalism is not valued, and that their habitat is being destroyed by the excessive extraction of natural resources.
01:28It is becoming clear that the ecosystem is being practically destroyed.
01:39Destroying the environment that surrounds us in the Amazon.
01:44Why? Because we come from there. We have families. Our ancestors lived there, protected it and gave their lives for
01:52it.
01:54So we identify with it too. It is very important to us because it will help us in the future.
02:02Virginia Zegara, president of the Afro-Peruvian Roots Association, condemns the attempts by economic and political groups to make Peru's
02:13indigenous peoples invisible through the national census.
02:22In terms of poverty, we have inherited a form of poverty that is, regrettably, structural and racist due to a
02:34system of trafficking, perhaps historical and slave-based, that still does not recognize us and does not make us visible
02:42in society.
02:45Therefore, from this perspective, we continue to suffer from both psychological and physical violence, as is also demonstrated by certain
02:55statistics from some studies.
02:58In this context, Father Juan Baiten, one of the organizers of Pope Leo's visit, highlights the significance of the event
03:06and the challenges and hopes of the Peruvian people.
03:11The Supreme Pontiff is expected to call on the ruling classes to govern in favor of those most in need.
03:21I believe that in all of the Pope's meetings, there will be a message that will speak directly to the
03:28conscience of our leaders, politicians, business leaders and church leaders.
03:33I believe that the crisis of leadership and representativeness arise from spiritual and moral exhaustion.
03:39If no one obeys the law, then neither will I.
03:43However, the authorities bear a greater responsibility because they have asked to be elected for a purpose, they have run
03:51for office and proposed government plans.
03:54For those interviewed, it is essential that the Pope listens to diverse groups of people, especially the most vulnerable, just
04:03as he did during his missionary work in Chulucanas, Chiclayo and other places in Peru.
04:08Camera work by Fernando Chumpitaz, from Lima, Fortele Sur, Ramiro Angulo Maquiavelo.
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