100 People Protest Merauke Archdiocese’s Support for PSN
Around one hundred people, calling themselves Suara Kaum Awam Katolik, staged a protest at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Mangga Dua, Archdiocese of Merauke (USMAN), on Sunday morning, May 4, 2025. For 15 minutes starting at 8 a.m., Suara Kaum Awam Katolik protested against the statement made by Archbishop Petrus Kanisius Mandagi, MSC, of the Archdiocese of Merauke, who expressed support for the National Strategic Project (PSN) in the land of Anim-Ha, Papua.
Suara Kaum Awam Katolik urged USMAN to immediately clarify its support for the National Strategic Project and to issue an apology to the Catholic faithful of Anim-Ha. The protesters also called on the Vatican Ambassador to Indonesia, the Indonesian Bishops' Conference (KWI), and bishops in Papua to investigate alleged ecocide, ethnocide, and genocide in the Anim-Ha region of Papua, in which the Archdiocese of Merauke is allegedly involved.
Suara Kaum Awam Katolik expressed their support for the statement made by six bishops from the Ecclesiastical Provincial Territory of Ende, who opposed the Geothermal Project. This protest by Suara Kaum Awam Katolik was their 18th demonstration. However, to date, there has been no clarification from USMAN nor any investigation carried out by the Catholic Church.
100 Orang Protes Dukungan Keuskupan Merauke Atas PSN
Sekitar seratus orang yang menamakan diri Suara Kaum Awam Katolik berunjuk rasa di Gereja Katolik Kerahiman Ilahi Mangga Dua, Keuskupan Agung Merauke (USMAN) pada Minggu pagi, 4 Mei 2025. Selama 15 menit sejak pukul 8 pagi, Suara Kaum Awam Katolik memprotes pernyataan Uskup Keuskupan Agung Merauke Mgr. Petrus Kanisius Mandagi, MSC yang mendukung Program Strategi Nasional (PSN) di Tanah Anim-Ha, Papua.
Suara Kaum Awam Katolik Papua mendesak USMAN agar segera mengklarifikasi pernyataan dukungan terhadap Program Strategis Nasional dan meminta maaf kepada umat Katolik Anim-Ha. Peserta aksi juga meminta agar Duta Besar Vatikan di Indonesia, Konferensi Waligereja Indonesia (KWI), dan para uskup di Papua segera menginvestigasi dugaan ekosida, etnosida dan genosida di Tanah Anim-Ha, Papua yang diduga melibatkan Keuskupan Agung Merauke Suara Kaum.
Awam Katolik Papua mendukung pernyataan enam uskup di wilayah Gerejawi Provinsial Ende yang menolak Proyek Geothermal. Aksi Suara Kaum Awam Katolik Papua ini sudah dilakukan 18 kali. Namun hingga kini, belum ada klarifikasi dari USMAN atau tindakan investigasi yang dilakukan Gereja Katolik.
