Religious leaders condemn child sacrifice and corruption
Dec 27, 2008
RELIGIOUS leaders have condemned child sacrifice, corruption and other social evils. They asked the Government to take action against the culprits.
By Vision reporters
RELIGIOUS leaders have condemned child sacrifice, corruption and other social evils. They asked the Government to take action against the culprits.
Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi of the Church of Uganda blamed devil worship for child sacrifice. “The only sacrifice is the blood of Jesus because it is pure and washes away sins,†Orombi said at All Saints’ Cathedral, Nakasero.
The Archbishop said workplaces, homes and neighbourhoods were besieged by problems and conflicts and prayed that love and peace could return.
At Namirembe Cathedral, Bishop Samuel Ssekadde thanked president Yoweri Museveni for speaking against child sacrifice. He also commended the Buganda government for the decision to probe child sacrifice.
Ssekadde condemned corruption and urged ministers to get saved. “It is only Jesus Christ who can put things right.â€
He thanked the President for his sh50m donation to repair the Cathedral, which marks 100 years in 2011.
Prime minister Apolo Nsibambi donated sh5m for the repairs. Nsibambi said he had directed the gender minister to liaise with the Attorney General to get stronger laws on child sacrifice.
Nsibambi commended Orombi and all the bishops who have fought homosexuality.
At Rubaga Cathedral, the Archbishop of Kampala, Cyprian Lwanga advised parents to denounce witchcraft and pornography, saying these vices give wrong direction to society. “One of the aims of the government for coming to power was to resist bad politics. This should be promoted by the same government through peaceful conflict resolution.â€
He handed over a copy of the 5-year strategic plan for Kampala archdiocese to the Vice-president, Gilbert Bukenya and the Prime minister of Buganda, John Baptist Walusimbi.
In Mukono Diocese, Bishop Paul Luzinda said Ugandans must end the spirit of revenge and replace it with reconciliation in 2009. “How can a wife kill a husband and vice-versa? Why should parents kill their children for riches? These are not African practices and we must rise up and fight them,†he said.
At Christ the King Parish in Kampala, Msgr. Gerald Kalumba said: “Christmas is a time for restoration of lost dignity and confidence.â€
At Kitovu Cathedral in Masaka Diocese, Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa, called upon the government to fight drug abuse, alcoholism, shrines and greed.
The Bishop condemned abortion and said human life should be respected from creation to when God decides to take it away.
In Bushenyi, the Bishop of West Ankole Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Yonah Katoneene, appealed to the Government to invest in infrastructure sector. Katoneene said poor infrastructure entrenches poverty. “People buy new cars to do businesses but they get spoilt within a year because of poor roads,†Katoneene told Christians at St. Peter’s Cathedral Bweranyangi.
He cited Ishaka-Kagamba road, which he said needed urgent attention. He also called upon the people to stand firm and demand accountability from their leaders.
Compiled by Joyce Namutebi, Anne Mugisa, John Odyek, Jude Kafuuma, Ali Mambule, Joel
Ogwang and Chris Ahimbisibwe
RELIGIOUS leaders have condemned child sacrifice, corruption and other social evils. They asked the Government to take action against the culprits.
Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi of the Church of Uganda blamed devil worship for child sacrifice. “The only sacrifice is the blood of Jesus because it is pure and washes away sins,†Orombi said at All Saints’ Cathedral, Nakasero.
The Archbishop said workplaces, homes and neighbourhoods were besieged by problems and conflicts and prayed that love and peace could return.
At Namirembe Cathedral, Bishop Samuel Ssekadde thanked president Yoweri Museveni for speaking against child sacrifice. He also commended the Buganda government for the decision to probe child sacrifice.
Ssekadde condemned corruption and urged ministers to get saved. “It is only Jesus Christ who can put things right.â€
He thanked the President for his sh50m donation to repair the Cathedral, which marks 100 years in 2011.
Prime minister Apolo Nsibambi donated sh5m for the repairs. Nsibambi said he had directed the gender minister to liaise with the Attorney General to get stronger laws on child sacrifice.
Nsibambi commended Orombi and all the bishops who have fought homosexuality.
At Rubaga Cathedral, the Archbishop of Kampala, Cyprian Lwanga advised parents to denounce witchcraft and pornography, saying these vices give wrong direction to society. “One of the aims of the government for coming to power was to resist bad politics. This should be promoted by the same government through peaceful conflict resolution.â€
He handed over a copy of the 5-year strategic plan for Kampala archdiocese to the Vice-president, Gilbert Bukenya and the Prime minister of Buganda, John Baptist Walusimbi.
In Mukono Diocese, Bishop Paul Luzinda said Ugandans must end the spirit of revenge and replace it with reconciliation in 2009. “How can a wife kill a husband and vice-versa? Why should parents kill their children for riches? These are not African practices and we must rise up and fight them,†he said.
At Christ the King Parish in Kampala, Msgr. Gerald Kalumba said: “Christmas is a time for restoration of lost dignity and confidence.â€
At Kitovu Cathedral in Masaka Diocese, Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa, called upon the government to fight drug abuse, alcoholism, shrines and greed.
The Bishop condemned abortion and said human life should be respected from creation to when God decides to take it away.
In Bushenyi, the Bishop of West Ankole Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Yonah Katoneene, appealed to the Government to invest in infrastructure sector. Katoneene said poor infrastructure entrenches poverty. “People buy new cars to do businesses but they get spoilt within a year because of poor roads,†Katoneene told Christians at St. Peter’s Cathedral Bweranyangi.
He cited Ishaka-Kagamba road, which he said needed urgent attention. He also called upon the people to stand firm and demand accountability from their leaders.
Compiled by Joyce Namutebi, Anne Mugisa, John Odyek, Jude Kafuuma, Ali Mambule, Joel
Ogwang and Chris Ahimbisibwe