Accept defeat, Pope Benedict XVI advises
POPE Benedict has advised contestants who lose in the ongoing presidential, parliamentary and local government elections to accept defeat.
By Juliet Lukwago
POPE Benedict has advised contestants who lose in the ongoing presidential, parliamentary and local government elections to accept defeat.
In a message read by the Archbishop of Kampala, Cyprian Lwanga, at Kigungu in Wakiso district, the Pope wished all Ugandans peaceful, free and fair elections.
Lwanga was officiating at celebrations to mark 132 in Kigungu.
“Last week when I was with the Pope in Rome, I told him about the elections that we are having. He wished all Ugandans peaceful and a good election process,†Lwanga said.
Lwanga said the Pope was happy to hear that Uganda was going for elections and said all Ugandans should have peace and also elect good leaders.
In the Pope’s message, he urged all Ugandans to remember the country’s motto, For God and my Country, as a symbol for the elections.
Lwanga also called on Ugandans, especially the youth not to be violent during and after elections.
He advised candidates and the electorate to desist from violence, adding that polls should not lead to bloodshed.
be misused to shed blood of the people. “For those advocating for violence, I am advising you not to get involved,†Lwanga said while addressing hundreds of pilgrimages.
He said both the candidates and the electorate should desist from engaging in acts of violence adding that an election should not be misused to shed blood of the people.
“My message is; let’s keep peace during the elections time. There should be no cause for bloodshed,†he said, adding; “Violence breeds violence and peace breeds peace,†he said.
He explained that as the people prepare to go out to vote the next group of leaders, it’s important to elect those with manifestos which will address their needs and problems in the next five years.
The archbishop observed that for a country to have durable peace, justice and reconciliation there should be free and fair elections.
Lwanga advised that the leaders to be elected should promote peace and reconciliation among the people for peaceful coexistence.
He advised Catholics to avoid being misled by groups of people who claim to have received divine revelations from God saying divine revelations ended with Jesus Christ.
The Mass led by the Papal Ambassador to Uganda Archbishop Paul Tschang In-Nam.
The function was graced by Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala, Entebbe Mayor Stephen Kabuye, Matia Lwanga Bwanika who is contesting for Wakiso district chairman seat and many other politicians.
POPE Benedict has advised contestants who lose in the ongoing presidential, parliamentary and local government elections to accept defeat.
In a message read by the Archbishop of Kampala, Cyprian Lwanga, at Kigungu in Wakiso district, the Pope wished all Ugandans peaceful, free and fair elections.
Lwanga was officiating at celebrations to mark 132 in Kigungu.
“Last week when I was with the Pope in Rome, I told him about the elections that we are having. He wished all Ugandans peaceful and a good election process,†Lwanga said.
Lwanga said the Pope was happy to hear that Uganda was going for elections and said all Ugandans should have peace and also elect good leaders.
In the Pope’s message, he urged all Ugandans to remember the country’s motto, For God and my Country, as a symbol for the elections.
Lwanga also called on Ugandans, especially the youth not to be violent during and after elections.
He advised candidates and the electorate to desist from violence, adding that polls should not lead to bloodshed.
be misused to shed blood of the people. “For those advocating for violence, I am advising you not to get involved,†Lwanga said while addressing hundreds of pilgrimages.
He said both the candidates and the electorate should desist from engaging in acts of violence adding that an election should not be misused to shed blood of the people.
“My message is; let’s keep peace during the elections time. There should be no cause for bloodshed,†he said, adding; “Violence breeds violence and peace breeds peace,†he said.
He explained that as the people prepare to go out to vote the next group of leaders, it’s important to elect those with manifestos which will address their needs and problems in the next five years.
The archbishop observed that for a country to have durable peace, justice and reconciliation there should be free and fair elections.
Lwanga advised that the leaders to be elected should promote peace and reconciliation among the people for peaceful coexistence.
He advised Catholics to avoid being misled by groups of people who claim to have received divine revelations from God saying divine revelations ended with Jesus Christ.
The Mass led by the Papal Ambassador to Uganda Archbishop Paul Tschang In-Nam.
The function was graced by Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala, Entebbe Mayor Stephen Kabuye, Matia Lwanga Bwanika who is contesting for Wakiso district chairman seat and many other politicians.