Santo Domingo.- Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez yesterday railed against the disorder in the country, where "there’s no authority here which functions. Neither council nor police nor anybody."
His rebuke of the alleged poor management fuels the row over the Colonial Zone’s future and morass, which despite UNESCO’s World Heritage Site declaration, pits residents and bar and restaurant owners.
After a mass in the Cathedral of America, the also Santo Domingo Archbishop supported the priests’ complaints of the Zone’s crime, also blamed on poor street lighting and lack of surveillance. “I’s nothing new, but gives the impression that the authorities don’t function.”
Suggests austerity to next Administration
Lopez, who suggested austerity for Danilo Medina’s Administration, slammed the ballooned payrolls in the diplomatic corps, and the consuls without functions abroad. "I'm no friend of inflated cabinets."
Written by: zooma, 25 Jun 2012 7:45 AM
From: United States
"Dominican authorities don’t function" unless there is some gain in it for them.
From: United States, Vivir sin Patria, es lo mismo que vivir sin Honor.
Sadly that is our reality.
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Lack of leadership leads to no accountability, which lead to disfuction, which lead to corruption.
DBS
From: Dominican Republic
"gives the impression that the authorities don’t function.”
there is no impression, it straight out doesn't work other than for it's self gain...
Written by: derek, 25 Jun 2012 8:19 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Frankly, as an outsider and permanent resident, I have had many examples that the Rule Of Law works pretty well in this country........... But where is perfect??? Certainly not the US under Bush. Certainly not the Tea Party attempting to destroy everything, just to Get the Black Obama out of office.
Certainly not Europe, reeling under crisis after crisis
Certainly not the RC Church, whose Gay priests continue to abuse children, and cover it up
Frankly, the RC may be a dying sect, as, since they stopped admitting gays, cant get anyone to join the priesthood.... But then what red blooded male would want to?????
From: United States
What? They 'function' perfectly well as inbred entitlement mentality transparent corruption morons.
They wear corruption as a badge of honor and machismo with NO shame and this teaches the rest of the people in the country to want to be just like them.
They have the morals of a gnat and this will NEVER change.
Written by: Lopez31, 25 Jun 2012 9:16 AM
From: United States
haaaaaaa. and the Catholic church does??????
Written by: anthonyC, 25 Jun 2012 9:32 AM
From: United States
You know your in trouble when the Church comes across as the voice of reason
Written by: josean, 25 Jun 2012 11:18 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Cardinal Nickey is just repeating the OBVIOUS; and a lot of it is has had his unconditional support as long as he got PAID!
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
Dominicans are wonderful people but they are not very good at organising and managing and that goes for the churches here in the DR, the businesses as well as the government offices .So when I see one Dominican authority suggest that other Dominican suthorities do not function , I think that first they should take the speck out of their own eye ,,st Matthew 7.4
Written by: Pedrin, 25 Jun 2012 3:16 PM
From: United States
There won't be any progress in the DR until people stop equating doing the right thing with being "un pendejo".
Written by: RoyStone, 25 Jun 2012 4:22 PM
From: Australia
We pay a man in a dress and a funny hat, who believes in walking on water, talking snakes and hundreds of zombies walking around Jerusalem to tell us this?
Written by: derek, 25 Jun 2012 9:18 PM
From: Dominican Republic
some interesting comments except for Josean, who has again distorted the subject to find a way to bash the PLD
Written by: josean, 26 Jun 2012 11:03 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"Written by: josean, 25 Jun 2012 11:18 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
Cardinal Nickey is just repeating the OBVIOUS; and a lot of it is has had his unconditional support as long as he got PAID!"
Do you know how to read Short Stop; where is the Narco-PLD mentioned ?
Written by: RoyStone, 26 Jun 2012 6:43 PM
From: Australia
josean, 26 Jun 2012 11:03 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
Asks
"Do you know how to read Short Stop; where is the Narco-PLD mentioned ?"
look above
(it is in your header)
Written by: josean, 26 Jun 2012 9:54 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Roy he is referring to the comment not my “header.”
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"Dominican authorities don’t function" unless there is some gain in it for them.
DBS
there is no impression, it straight out doesn't work other than for it's self gain...
Certainly not Europe, reeling under crisis after crisis
Certainly not the RC Church, whose Gay priests continue to abuse children, and cover it up
Frankly, the RC may be a dying sect, as, since they stopped admitting gays, cant get anyone to join the priesthood.... But then what red blooded male would want to?????
What? They 'function' perfectly well as inbred entitlement mentality transparent corruption morons.
They wear corruption as a badge of honor and machismo with NO shame and this teaches the rest of the people in the country to want to be just like them.
They have the morals of a gnat and this will NEVER change.
Cardinal Nickey is just repeating the OBVIOUS; and a lot of it is has had his unconditional support as long as he got PAID!
"Written by: josean, 25 Jun 2012 11:18 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
Cardinal Nickey is just repeating the OBVIOUS; and a lot of it is has had his unconditional support as long as he got PAID!"
Do you know how to read Short Stop; where is the Narco-PLD mentioned ?
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
Asks
"Do you know how to read Short Stop; where is the Narco-PLD mentioned ?"
look above
(it is in your header)
Roy he is referring to the comment not my “header.”