Archbishop happy with peace talks
Dec 23, 2006
KAMPALA Archbishop Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga yesterday called for the speedy conclusion of the Juba peace talks. He thanked God for his mercies to the nation.
By Steven Candia
KAMPALA Archbishop Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga yesterday called for the speedy conclusion of the Juba peace talks. He thanked God for his mercies to the nation.
In his Christmas message, Lwanga said God had been good to the country by bringing “us this holy season of Christmas and to end the year.â€
The nation, he said, should be grateful to God for the gift of life, the ongoing peace talks in Juba, the discovery of oil, the choice of Uganda to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and efforts towards the Great Lakes region cooperation.
Delivering his maiden Christmas message at his Rubaga Cathedral residence, the prelate wished those at the forefront of the initiatives the best.
“I call upon the government and the rebels to do all they can to conclude the talks without further delay,†Lwanga said. He also decried the delay in delivering justice.
Lwanga stressed that unfaithfulness in marriages had led to the spread of HIV/AIDS among married people.
He condemned corruption, promiscuity and abortion.
“Let us all acknowledge and repent for all the mistakes we have made and seek God’s forgiveness,†he said.
Abortion he said was an evil and described it as “a lethal wound to human dignity.â€
Lwanga asserted that the birth of a child is a joy, and it is therefore evil for anyone to terminate the life of an innocent child by abortion.
He dismissed rape and poverty as reasons advanced to justify abortion.
“If clandestine abortion is wrong, it is not by legalising it that it can be prevented.
How can legislation make something licit when it is illicit by its nature?†the prelate asked. Lwanga attributed the current HIV prevalence rate to the ready availability of anti-retroviral drugs.
KAMPALA Archbishop Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga yesterday called for the speedy conclusion of the Juba peace talks. He thanked God for his mercies to the nation.
In his Christmas message, Lwanga said God had been good to the country by bringing “us this holy season of Christmas and to end the year.â€
The nation, he said, should be grateful to God for the gift of life, the ongoing peace talks in Juba, the discovery of oil, the choice of Uganda to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and efforts towards the Great Lakes region cooperation.
Delivering his maiden Christmas message at his Rubaga Cathedral residence, the prelate wished those at the forefront of the initiatives the best.
“I call upon the government and the rebels to do all they can to conclude the talks without further delay,†Lwanga said. He also decried the delay in delivering justice.
Lwanga stressed that unfaithfulness in marriages had led to the spread of HIV/AIDS among married people.
He condemned corruption, promiscuity and abortion.
“Let us all acknowledge and repent for all the mistakes we have made and seek God’s forgiveness,†he said.
Abortion he said was an evil and described it as “a lethal wound to human dignity.â€
Lwanga asserted that the birth of a child is a joy, and it is therefore evil for anyone to terminate the life of an innocent child by abortion.
He dismissed rape and poverty as reasons advanced to justify abortion.
“If clandestine abortion is wrong, it is not by legalising it that it can be prevented.
How can legislation make something licit when it is illicit by its nature?†the prelate asked. Lwanga attributed the current HIV prevalence rate to the ready availability of anti-retroviral drugs.