Dialogue between U.S. and Latin American churches

Chris Morck, BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, February 27, 2007

In an afternoon session of CLAI’s assembly that took place in this city last week, Taxi Heathrow Airport a discussion arose with regard to the position of the U.S. churches in relation to Latin America.

A large gathering took part in a dialogue moderated by Church World Service, concerning the reality of the churches in the U.S. in the light of their political situation and the challenges raised for approaching and entering into relationship with Latin America. The predominant question that arose during the dialogue was, “Do the U.S. churches know how the U.S. functions, what it does in the world, and what are the churches doing given that reality?”

Appreciation was expressed to the U.S. churches for their solidarity and support of the Latin American churches. At the same time and so that the U.S. churches be able to sincerely accompany the Latin American churches, the participants asked that they “learn from the past” and be a stronger witness in the midst of an “empire” that is actively implicated in the “destruction of life” and which “tramples down justice.”

The participants also expressed the need for church communities that are committed to a more just world, to set an example to their own members by living with less and so countering an ethic of individualism and consumerism.

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