SOUTH SUDAN: Poverty remains a big Challenge to the Growth of Faith in the Country

The
Bishop of Wau diocese Rt. Rev. Rudolph Deng Majak has called on families to
support the Church in her evangelization mission despite the challenges of
poverty which the young national of South Sudan is facing.

He
was speaking after coming back from Khartoum where he attended the Bishops’
Plenary and said poverty was one of the issues on top of the agenda during the
plenary in Khartoum.

Bishop
Deng Majak said poverty remains a very big Challenge to Christianity in the
growing church of South Sudan and it’s affecting the Priests; some of whom have
found themselves abandoning priesthood.

He
gave his diocese as an example where the number of priests does not correspond
with the number of Catholic population which is approximately three million.

Bishop
Deng Majak said young people who wanted to become Catechists used to be
discouraged after discovering that Church work earns them no money.

He
however, called on youths to join the mission work of Jesus Christ and asked
the families to support the church in view of having committed laborers who
will work for the growth of Faith in their Country.

SOURCE: AMECEA Social
Communication and Catholic Radio News SCBC-South Sudan (JUBA)