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The mayor of Cartagena, José López, expressed his disappointment at the failure of the Ministry of Culture of CARM, as well as the bishop, José Manuel Lorca Planes, to the meeting convened by him on April 24.
On that day, he invited them to participate in a table that would establish, promote and ensure the immediate hiring of a Master Plan to recover the Cathedral of Cartagena, as a monument, and for worship.
According to the mayor, this morning, Cartagena has once again been disappointed by those who, within the scope of their responsibilities, should be promoters of the integral restoration of the temple, leading the resolution of an issue that reaches the tints of historical injustice.
As it will be remembered that last April 24, the mayor summoned the Ministry of Culture of CARM and the bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena to sit at a work table that would provide concrete solutions to forget years of promises and breaches with Cartagena .
From this working forum should lead to the contracting of the Master Plan, as well as the unequivocal will of the administrations and the bishopric to face this inescapable challenge.
The letter sent by the local government was answered yesterday by the regional executive, through burofax, through the former Minister of Culture, Noelia Arroyo, arguing that the meeting "is premature" as long as "no progress has been made in the project ".
As regards the Bishopric, a letter signed by Lorca Planes, received at the town hall this afternoon, has been sent from the Episcopal see, which states that "prudence advises to wait" for the meeting, Existence "of a draft plan for a possible intervention on the building".
In view of these circumstances, the mayor regretted the absence of the Minister of Culture, in addition to referring to the reasons put forward by CARM not to participate in the meeting, arguing that a plan of intervention is being developed by the Bishopric. Building and do not want to pronounce until they know its content.
Referring to this fact, José López said that "the Bishop's Plan with the restoration of the Cathedral of Cartagena has taken 77 years (in allusion to the bombardment that suffered the temple) and more than 700 since we stole the headquarters of the bishopric with A false bull. "
"For this reason," continued the head of local government, "the Cartagena people want the total restoration of the Cathedral of Cartagena.
For this it is necessary a Master Plan and that pursues an end: that the Cathedral be restored to the totality ".
In case of "not being attended in the Bishopric of Cartagena," the councilor reasoned, "we are willing to take this situation to the Vatican;
Both the neglect of all administrations, including the ecclesiastic with the Cathedral of Cartagena, and the permanence, outside the law, of the headquarters of the Diocese in another city.
The history and the memory need that the Cathedral of Cartagena is restored to 100%.
And open to worship with the dignity it requires. "
Finally, the first mayor reminded the Bishop of his duty to comply with the Law of Historic Heritage of the Region in relation to the mandatory opening of buildings listed as Good of Cultural Interest (BIC), to which the public should be able Access at least four days a month.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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