Arson/ Dom Gjergj Meta: A crime that demands an answer before God and people

2025-08-13 13:07:00, Aktualitet CNA

Arson/ Dom Gjergj Meta: A crime that demands an answer before God and people

The President of KISH, Dom Gjergj Meta

The President of KISH, Dom Gjergj Meta, has made an appeal to citizens and institutions regarding the fire situation in the country.

Through a press statement, Dom Gjergj Meta emphasizes that those who intentionally set fires commit a crime that requires an answer before people and God.

Dom Gjergj Meta calls on individuals and institutions to face the situation with concrete actions and examination of conscience in order to get out of the situation and not create others.

Dom Gjergj Meta's full statement

A CALL FROM THE HEART

The fires that are currently endangering the lives of residents, their homes, and the flora and fauna found in the mountains and forests are, for the most part, intentional. This is a crime that demands an answer before people and before God.

Creation has been given to us to guard and not to spoil or abuse it by destroying it. Fires also endanger the toil and sweat of many people and their families. We all have a responsibility to guard, like the eyes of our forehead, every inch of our land from destruction.

Also on behalf of all the bishops, I call from the heart to all of you, individuals and institutions, to face the situation with concrete actions, but especially with the examination of our conscience, so that we can emerge from these situations and not create others.

To those in charge, I say that one day we will give an account to God. No one has seen the benefit of abusing the environment, of destroying it, as it is also the destruction of us and our future on the planet. Call out to the voice of conscience, stay your hand! The messengers and the helpers have the same responsibility before people and before God.

For this, state bodies also have a responsibility not to be negligent, but to strengthen forest conservation, to improve and strengthen structures with interventionist means. This should be taken more seriously because next year is coming soon and we need to go beyond rhetoric.

May God bless everyone who cares about preserving the environment, all those who are fighting the fires these days, and may He be with those who have been harmed by the flames. With the hope that even a little of these words will be heard, I wish everyone peace in their hearts and love for this country, for our Albania, which we hold very dear./ CNA