Bishop Luwalira cautions students on immorality

By Andrew Ssenyonga

STUDENTS must desist from immorality, especially in today's society where evil is praised, the bishop of Namirembe Diocese, Wilberforce Luwalira, has said. 

He made the remarks while presiding over dedication prayers for candidates and a confirmation ceremony at City Secondary School, Ssenge in Wakiso over the weekend.

The bishop cautioned the students against using bad language and urged them to make the best of their time and have a vision at school. 

"Seek first the Kingdom of the Lord, the righteousness and all others will be added onto you," he said.

Luwalira noted that the country needs people with a vision to lead its institutions adding that immorality might lead the students to contact HIV and affect their education.

"Some students are careless and are having sexual relations in the name of enjoying life and being modern. They have ended up contracting the killer disease," he said.

Luwalira advised the students to avoid engaging in promiscuous relationships.

He attributed most of the problems that were affecting the country today to people resorting to living immorally.

"Christians need to pray and change from dissolute ways and live by example. We all need to remember that, for instance, if young girls decide to have sex before marriage, they will get unwanted pregnancies hence ruining their future," he said.

He criticized people who make careless statements that hurt others. 

"The same tongue that people use to praise God is the same tongue that they use to curse. It is so dangerous. It is like fire,” the bishop said. 

Luwalira also told the students not to expose their bodies, saying they were created in God's image. 

"We need to live carefully because these days our society is so individualistic," he added.

The bishop also warned against malpractices, saying the vise is destroying the future of the country. 

"You must go and write those exams and prove to the examiners that you studied. So you should remain faithful, trust in God and don't allow people to mislead you into cheating," he said.

The bishop prayed for peace and for leaders. He blessed the senior four and six candidates of the school ahead of their final examinations. 

The head teacher of the school, Edward Ssemanda , thanked the bishop for honoring their invite.

He noted that the school focuses on training morally upright citizens for the future of the country.