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Letter to H.E. Monsignor Victor Hugo Martinez, President of the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala, 28 April 1998.


Su Excelencia, Hermano en Cristo:

El inmenso dolor y profundo sentido de indignación que sufre la Iglesia Católica y el pueblo guatemalteco en su conjunto por el asesinato de Monseñor Gerardi son también nuestros en estas horas de duelo.

En nombre del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias, quiero hacer llegar a la familia Gerardi, a sus hermanos obispos de la Conferencia Episcopal de Guatemala, como también a todos los fieles de la Iglesia Católica, la expresión de nuestra profunda tristeza y de nuestra solidaridad frente al asesinato de uno de sus más destacados y queridos pastores, Mons. Juan José Gerardi Conedera.

Por primera vez en Guatemala, el nombre de un obispo se agrega a la larga lista de los mártires que han dedicado su vida a la defensa de la vida y la dignidad del pueblo guatemalteco.

Damos gracias a Dios por la vida de Monseñor Gerardi. Creemos que su larga trayectoria de compromiso en la defensa y promoción de los derechos humanos y sus incansables esfuerzos para que la memoria del pueblo no sea silenciada, sino, al contrario, para que se transforme en la base de un verdadero proceso de reconciliación nacional, quedarán en la memoria del pueblo de Dios como un ejemplo que seguirá iluminando nuestros caminos.

Su vida ha sido un testimonio para todos que el camino para la construcción de una paz verdadera en Guatemala, basada en la verdad y la justicia, estaba llena de riesgos. Su ultimo mensaje, dos días antes de su muerte, suena como una campana cuando decía: “que la construcción del Reino de Dios tiene riesgos y solo son sus constructores aquellos que tienen fuerza para enfrentarlos”.

Con humildad recibimos este testimonio y unimos nuestras oraciones a las suyas con el anhelo que esta nube de mártires les acompañe para seguir adelante en este camino que nos ensenó nuestro Señor.

¡Que el Dios creador y sustentador de la vida les dé la fuerza para enfrentar los desafíos futuros y para profundizar su testimonio de esperanza en el triunfo de la vida sobre la muerte! En esto, le aseguro, no estarán solos. Les seguiremos acompañando en este camino.

Oramos por Uds. y les alentamos en la esperanza de la resurrección.

Konrad Raiser,

Secretario General

[Translation]

Your Excellency, Brother in Christ,

The immense pain and deep feelings of indignation that the Guatemalan Catholic Church and people suffer together at the assassination of Monsignor Gerardi are also ours in these hours of mourning.

In the name of the WCC, I wish to convey to the Gerardi family and to his brother bishops of the Guatemalan Episcopal Conference, as well as to all the faithful of the Catholic Church, our deep sadness and our solidarity with you all as you mourn the loss of one of your most distinguished and beloved pastors, Msgr. Juan José Gerardi Conedera.

For the first time in Guatemala the name of a bishop is added to the long list of martyrs who have given their lives in defense of the life and dignity of the Guatemalan people.

We give thanks to God for the life of Msgr. Gerardi. We believe that his long record of commitment to the defense and promotion of human rights, and his untiring efforts to assure that the memory of the people not be silenced but rather that it be transformed into the basis of a true process of national reconciliation will remain in the memory of God’s people as an example that will continue to light our ways.

His life has been a testimony to all those that the road to building a true peace in Guatemala, one based on truth and justice, was full of risks. His last message, given two days before his murder, rings like a bell when he said, “that the construction of the Kingdom of God has risks and only those builders that have strength can stand up to them.”

We receive this witness with humility and join our prayers with yours that this cloud of martyrs accompany you as you move forward along the way taught by our Lord.

May the God who creates and sustains life give you the strength to confront the challenges of the future and deepen your witness to hope in the victory of life over death! In this, I assure you, you will not be alone. We shall continue to accompany you on this road.

We pray for you and we encourage you in the hope of the Resurrection.

Konrad Raiser

General Secretary

Letter to H.E. Edward I. Cardinal Cassidy, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity of the Roman Catholic Church, Vatican City, 29 April 1998.


Your Eminence,

We have been shocked by the news of the brutal killing on Sunday last week of Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. On behalf of the World Council of Churches, I have already sent a letter of condolences to Bishop Victor Hugo Martinez, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Guatemala. Today I also want to share with you, and through you with the Holy Father, how deeply we have been disturbed by this first murder of a Catholic bishop in Guatemala. We join you in mourning the death of this courageous witness of the gospel of peace and reconciliation.

The human rights office of the Archbishopric of Guatemala, which had been founded and directed by Mgr. Gerardi, had become a source of hope and encouragement for the thousands of people in Guatemala whose basic human rights had been violated during the decades of civil war. The presentation of the report “Guatemala: Never Again” just two days before the death of Bishop Gerardi was a moving testimony of the commitment of the Catholic Church in Guatemala to the process of national reconciliation and the way towards the establishment of peace with justice.

As we express our profound sadness, we also give thanks to God for the life and witness of Bishop Gerardi and pray that his witness of hope through the power of the resurrection may continue to inspire and transform the church and the people of Guatemala.

With fraternal greetings,

Yours in Christ,

Konrad Raiser

General Secretary

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