“Politics in Haiti is a big fest where the international sets the tone for governments to dance and for politicians to sing in unison, resulting in the mainstream diving into a state of deep chaos.” This stigma must change because the people of Haiti vote Mr. Martelly for they see in him a true nationalist; a nationalist with the knack to help Haiti gets its moral groove back and the wills to empower Haitians to produce social changes.
“Thousands of reasons led to our gathering today but the most critical one is that nations are called upon to work together because no nation can be an island,” Mgr. Louis Kebreau breathes to the crowd of foreign dignitaries and Haitian officials who attended the investiture of Mr. Michel Martelly as Haiti’s Commander in Chief.
The destiny of Haiti has been mortgaged for years, its sovereignty and its identity lost along with its moral values and today Mr. Martelly has for sole duty to end the traditions of political haphazard and unproductive continuity that gave birth to nothing but corruption, anarchy, and the presence of international forces on the soil of the country.
“Mr. Martelly must work toward a new kind of values, which will be our baseline, our foundation, and our core as they will define who we are, what we do, and what we stand for,” seems to have been the foundation of Mgr. Kebreau.
In his speech during the investiture of President Martelly, Mgr. Kebreau established the relationship between religion and politics to address the international for their unfruitful presence in Haiti as he blamed Haitian leadership for they had epically failed to use their competence to advance the common good of the nation. Mgr. Kebreau supported that the church -whose commitment to the people can traced back in Genesis- had never failed to accompany the people of Haiti throughout their pain, hopes, and sufferings.
He said that Haiti has been rapidly descending into hell and we need love to pull it out form such a descent. He refers to the great Pope Benoit XVI to remind Haiti and the international of the “Caritas Veritate,” which compel us to spice our love for God and for others with the truth. And it is this “Caritas Veritate” that pushes men to employ strength and generosity so to contribute to something greater than selves, to contribute toward the development of each and everyone as well as toward the development of society.
Mr. Martelly’s love for Haiti pushed him to run for offices so he could continue to tell the truth and nothing but the truth or the truth that the world can handle or the truth that can set Haiti free from misery and free from international interference into. Haiti is not the international business it is Haitians’ business and thus Mr. Martelly must handle it with care, love, and truth.
Mgr. Kebreau touched the plea of the Haitian’s love for money and his passion for injustice, which gave birth to a society where exclusion and discrimination are the norms as well as a society whose deep roots are tied to a social crisis. Due to such a social crisis, Haiti traded his historical, religious, and cultural patrimony for incompetence, hatred, lies, corruption, fear, agony, etc.
Mgr. Kebreau preached for a new Haiti, better yet, he preached for a renewed Haiti; a Haiti that will earn its seat at the concert of great nations, a Haiti that can sustain itself, a Haiti with great resources and capabilities; he encouraged a round table-dialogue where all sectors of the country will be involved and where each Haitian will be considered as an asset.
He asked Mr. Martelly to redefine, reshape, reorganize, reengineer, and reinvent Haitian politics because his rise to stardom is a sign that the nation wants changes, hopes, or reasons to believe that their choice was not made in vain.
“Haitians hope to breathe an air of liberty and live in an atmosphere of security. Liberty and security are the oils of their social development,” dixit the Priest.
Mgr. Kebreau reminded the president that the people of Haiti project onto him all their hopes and all changes they want to see for the homeland. He challenged him to remember the corruption, the exclusion, the chagrin, etc he had seen around the country during his campaign trail and this is his radical change that will transform sadness and misery into hopes and joy.
“Do you know a new President will face challenges and will have to make strong decisions but the case of the devastated Haiti seems to be different? I am not teaching you anything Mr. President, when I tell you that the resilient people of Haiti are well under your command” he added.
Mgr. Kebreau closes his statement by asking God to deliver the country from those who are prevent it from moving forward and to give strength to the people in order to encourage and support Mr. Martelly in his endeavors to restore hopes, sovereignty and moral values.
Mgr. Kebreau does hold his tongue. He says it like it is. He points the finger on real issues that led the country into such a chaos. He invites Haitians to take charge of their country’s destiny. He reminds Mr. Martelly of his duty as President, a president who gains the trust and the confidence of a nation torn between bad governments and natural disasters, resulting in a possible occupation of the international who wants nothing but to drive the country back into slavery.
Mgr. Kebreau is a nationalist, he is a patriarch, and he is also a great analyst of Haiti’s social crisis. His speech was objective and written to incite the president to perform within the limits of the trust and confidence placed in him by the people. His homily also sends a message toward reconciliation, inclusion, teamwork, and a more effective leadership.
May the country, the international community, and Mr. Martelly take into account the advices of Mgr. Louis Kebreau.
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