On the Day of the Judiciary in the Dominican Republic, the church calls on magistrates to exercise prompt, accessible and impartial justice.
Alina Storm – Vatican News
The judiciary of the Dominican Republic met on Thursday at the Primate’s Cathedral of America to participate in the Eucharistic celebration for the Day of Judiciary, presided over 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, Deputy Attorney General Rodolfo Espiñeira, and the many judges present at the celebration.
“As members of justice, today I thank God and ask for his help to continue to exercise with dignity and decorum this noble and delicate mission that they have on their shoulders,” said the prelate. In his homily, he recalled that magistrates have taken on “a strong mission”, a task that will always be a “disputed flag”, because, as they will receive “praise”, they will also receive “reproach”.
“His noble mission is to always provide justice, with transparency, regardless of criteria, adherence to the law and ensuring that justice leads to peace and harmony among all,” Monsignor Burgos urged.
The prelate stressed that on this Day of the Judiciary there should be a review of the trajectory of justice in the country in its republican stage, “look where we are and where we want to go, what are the achievements we want to achieve and achievements have already been achieved, but also what our society expects, which is the desire and the cry of our society before justice ”.
In this context, Monsignor Burgos invited us to reflect on our projection towards the future, towards “a prompt, accessible, impartial justice, that justice that fully fulfills its mission and implements values and laws,” he said.
Monsignor Burgos encouraged the magistrates present to maintain the quality of their work, “not to diminish”, especially given the difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Continuing to pursue a career with “dignity and decoration,” as the Santo Domingo auxiliary explains, means making every Dominican who approaches a court or courtyard say, “I come to find what is true. mine, what belongs to me, which is justice ”. Therefore, the bishop’s call to “ask for light and discernment” from the Lord: “Now, in the position you hold, always thank God.”