SOUTH SUDAN: Catholic Archbishop Calls for Peace as South Sudan Celebrates Independence
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| Most Rev. Paolino Lukudu Loro, Catholic Archbishop of Juba |
The Catholic
Archbishop of Juba, Paolino Lukudu Loro, has reminded the leaders of South
Sudan to embrace peace and welfare of the citizens as the country celebrates its
4th anniversary of independence.
Archbishop of Juba, Paolino Lukudu Loro, has reminded the leaders of South
Sudan to embrace peace and welfare of the citizens as the country celebrates its
4th anniversary of independence.
Archbishop
Lukudu told the people of South Sudan that the Independence Day is a
celebration of the land that God has entrusted to the South Sudanese. The
people of South Sudan should therefore remember that they are citizens of the
country and not of its leaders, fighters or other people seeking for power.
Lukudu told the people of South Sudan that the Independence Day is a
celebration of the land that God has entrusted to the South Sudanese. The
people of South Sudan should therefore remember that they are citizens of the
country and not of its leaders, fighters or other people seeking for power.
He added
that South Sudan needs to start a new life and the government has to find new
ways of administering the country in order to move forward and solve the
recurrent problems that are affecting it.
that South Sudan needs to start a new life and the government has to find new
ways of administering the country in order to move forward and solve the
recurrent problems that are affecting it.
He
reiterated the strong message of the Church that the current violence and war in
the Country must stop. He appealed to the leaders of the country to end the
conflict if they have power to do so.
reiterated the strong message of the Church that the current violence and war in
the Country must stop. He appealed to the leaders of the country to end the
conflict if they have power to do so.
Archbishop
Lukudu urged leaders to look ahead and think about the future of the Country
and prepare for the moment they would conclude their mandate so as not to leave
a legacy of war and chaos to the future generation.
Lukudu urged leaders to look ahead and think about the future of the Country
and prepare for the moment they would conclude their mandate so as not to leave
a legacy of war and chaos to the future generation.
He reminded
the leaders to avoid violence as a means to achieving lasting peace rather than
violence to solve conflicts.
the leaders to avoid violence as a means to achieving lasting peace rather than
violence to solve conflicts.
Source: Enrica Valentini,
Director Catholic Radio Network (CRN)
Director Catholic Radio Network (CRN)
