About the (in)famous statue of JPII in Bellavista

I must confess that I was kind of excited about having a new monument near to our university. Now, I keep the same feeling for the modernization of the park, but I’m definitely against the construction of the statue. Apart from the fact that the monument demonstrates a terrible lack of proportions, I also agree with the position that calls to recover public spaces from ideological and religious influences. Furthermore, we shall reckon that Bellavista is a neighborhood characterized for the plurality of its people, which lead us to conclude that the statue will be seen most of the time by people who have nothing to do with John Paul II and his legacy. So, why not building the thing over a more appropriate place, such as hills with saints’ names —which we have lots of— or beside a luxurious church —of which we have not few—? Why do tolerant people from Bellavista have to pay their tolerance by seeing every day a giant monument paying tribute not only to the Pope but also to the bad taste of our authorities? And why didn’t the mayor ask neighbors for their opinion? The project, sponsored by University of San Sebastián, will surely cost a lot of money. If I were the mayor, I wouldn’t have accepted such a project without ensuring that it will bring important advantages to the community. Until this time, no one has been able to show the whole benefits of the project clearly, and probably no one will ever do so.