ZAMBIA: Don’t Endorse Same Sex Marriages- Zambian Bishops Urge Young People
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| Group Photo of the participant with Bishop Mulenga |
The Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC)
has urged young Catholics to ignore calls by the world to redefine the original
God’s plan for marriage and remain Catholics.
has urged young Catholics to ignore calls by the world to redefine the original
God’s plan for marriage and remain Catholics.
ZEC Bishop Director for Pastoral, Laity, Ecumenism and Inter-religious Rt. Rev. Clement Mulenga, SDB
said this when he addressed 70 students from 20 Africans countries gathered for
the 11th Pan African Conference for catholic Students in Lusaka,
Zambia.
said this when he addressed 70 students from 20 Africans countries gathered for
the 11th Pan African Conference for catholic Students in Lusaka,
Zambia.
Bishop Mulenga who encouraged
young men to have courage of marriage and within the Catholic Church expressed
concern that God’s plan for marriage of man and woman is being changed to mean
that even same sex can be in union as husband and wife.
young men to have courage of marriage and within the Catholic Church expressed
concern that God’s plan for marriage of man and woman is being changed to mean
that even same sex can be in union as husband and wife.
“Young women are saying the
young men in the Catholic Church are not courageous to marry them that’s why
they are marrying from outside. Young men become courageous and take care of
the family and stick to what it means to be a family” He said. “When the world
says, man can marry fellow man or woman to woman as husband and wife, you
should not do that” He added amid laughter from young students.
young men in the Catholic Church are not courageous to marry them that’s why
they are marrying from outside. Young men become courageous and take care of
the family and stick to what it means to be a family” He said. “When the world
says, man can marry fellow man or woman to woman as husband and wife, you
should not do that” He added amid laughter from young students.
His Lordship the Bishop of
Kabwe Diocese emphasised that the ideal marriage must consist of man and woman and
called on young people to defend it.
Kabwe Diocese emphasised that the ideal marriage must consist of man and woman and
called on young people to defend it.
Bishop Mulenga also said
that the Catholic Church is losing its youths to other faith and churches
especially in tertiary learning institutions. “We are losing young people to
other doctrines especially Pentecostals but our concern is we do not have
enough chaplains” He noted.
that the Catholic Church is losing its youths to other faith and churches
especially in tertiary learning institutions. “We are losing young people to
other doctrines especially Pentecostals but our concern is we do not have
enough chaplains” He noted.
He added that the church is
worried of such develop because if they are lost then the Catholic Church will
not be in existence in the future as young people have great contribution to
make to mother church. “Do not abandon your faith, try to do what it takes to
defend it,” he appealed.
worried of such develop because if they are lost then the Catholic Church will
not be in existence in the future as young people have great contribution to
make to mother church. “Do not abandon your faith, try to do what it takes to
defend it,” he appealed.
The 11th Pan
African Conference for Catholic Students has been running in Lusaka from 4th
to11th October, 2014. It attracted students and student chaplains
from 20 African countries including Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and
Zambia from AMECEA Region.
African Conference for Catholic Students has been running in Lusaka from 4th
to11th October, 2014. It attracted students and student chaplains
from 20 African countries including Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and
Zambia from AMECEA Region.
By Mwenya Mukuka, Communications officer ZEC
