Milei said the top priority of his government “is to protect our most vulnerable compatriots” and thanked the Catholic Church for its collaboration, “whose action in the social field is invaluable.”
The Argentine president specified that a visit by Pope Francis to his homeland “will bring fruits of peace and brotherhood to all Argentines, anxious to overcome our divisions and conflicts.”
The pope’s presence and message, Milei said, will contribute to achieving “much-desired unity.” He closed his letter expressing the wish that the pope will be able to make the trip “for the general joy of all the Argentine people.”
Milei’s letter is the second formal invitation that Pope Francis has received from an Argentine president. The first one was made by Cristina Fernández in March 2013.
Since taking office on Dec. 10, Milei has announced major adjustments in public spending, the elimination of the Ministry of Women, and the repeal of the law legalizing abortion.
On December 20, Milei issued a decree of necessity and urgency (DNU, by its Spanish acronym), which contains the “basis for the reconstruction of the Argentine economy” and which has sparked controversy.
Economic reconstruction
A DNU is a tool the president uses in situations that he considers require immediate measures and cannot wait for the regular legislative process. It grants the executive branch the ability to legislate in extraordinary situations without going through the traditional congressional process.
The DNU issued by Milei repeals laws on rentals (in Argentine pesos only with no increases in less than six months), gondolas (retail merchandising requirements supporting small and local suppliers); buying national (the requirement of the government to only buy Argentine products and services), and supply (price controls). In addition, the DNU repeals the Land Law, which placed limits on foreign ownership of rural land.
Ministry for Women and ‘comprehensive sex education’
The DNU established the creation of the Ministry of Human Capital, which absorbed the ministries of Education, Culture, Labor, Social Development, and Women and Gender.
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