Domenico Giani at the helm of the Misericordie d’Italia: “I will be a traveling companion in the service of the suffering”

The former commander of the Vatican Gendarmerie Domenico Giani was appointed – practically with a Bulgarian vote – president of the Misericordie d’Italia, a reality of 800,000 members, one hundred thousand volunteers, 800 offices in Italy at the service of those who suffer. Giani, a long time at the head of the Vatican Gendarmerie, does not want to be considered, as he tells Adnkronos, “the new man who solves problems”. Giani says: “I would like to be a travel companion president of volunteers, of those who walk in this service to the suffering. I will not be the new man who solves problems but a person at the service of institutions”, with the great heritage that he brings behind. And also the blessing of the Pope who, informed of the proposal of Mercies made to Giani, “urged” him to go forward in helping the poor and suffering. Among the watchwords that Domenico Giani will bring with him to the presidency of the Misericordie, there will be “transparency and legality”. Giani will also fight hard for the recognition of the role of women in institutions: “Not in the sense of women’s quotas, but in the sense of enhancing the genius and creativity of women. Whoever chooses to be a volunteer in the Misericordie must also be a good citizen because he adheres to a real project, of concrete help, not a facade “. The new president already has a plot within which to move:” I would like to bring my contribution in a phase in which the Misericordie should not be a political subject in the sense narrow but an intermediary subject of society, who can give a voice to those who have no voice, bearer of the requests of lonely people “. In short, in the words of Giani, “a reminder also of the Pontiff’s office which is that of attention to situations of need. It is a question of finding what unites us and I will bring my contribution”. The former commander of the Vatican Gendarmerie it also reflects on the moment we are living with the pandemic: “The Mercies in the post-pandemic phase are one of the most beautiful structures at the service of the person while we talk about reconstruction, resilience. There is also a human GDP in addition to an economic GDP There are many suffering people, many people who do not make it to the end of the month: the Misericordie d’Italia are a great reality with many young and old who, even when retired, continue to volunteer “. Domenico Giani has already set out with them. (by Elena Davolio)