AMECEA: Cardinal Berhaneyesus calls upon Church leadership in the Region to be Instruments of Social Justice
H.E. Berhaneyesus D. Cardinal Souraphiel
Chairman of AMECEA and Metropolitan
Archbishop of Addis Ababa Ethiopia
H.E. Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel, chairman of AMECEA and metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Ababa Ethiopia has called upon the Catholic Church leadership in the Region to embrace simplicity as they exercise their various responsibilities in the region.
In His homily at the AMECEA Secretariat in Nairobi where he lead the Eucharistic celebrations on the first day of AMECEA Executive Board meeting, Cardinal Berhaneyesus said “It is a big responsibility entrusted to us to lead others. Leadership bears fruits when it is humble, simple and only when you do what has been asked of you by God.”
He challenged his fellow Bishops by reminding them that in their Pastoral Ministry, what they do is not their work, but God’s work. “We need to remain united in order to enter God’s Kingdom,” he said adding that all the challenges facing the region are a great responsibility entrusted to them by God and that they should do it with love. The cardinal further challenged them to embrace justice because it is the fruit of faith, hope and love in their leadership roles.
“Lead others, show them God’s way. Let us be the real salt in the region through our services. We must be signs of God’s kingdom and instruments of social Justice. We have come with faith and trust so that everything we do in the region is done with hope.”
AMECEA Executive Board members have been meeting in Nairobi for their ordinary meeting which is usually held twice in a year, May and October.
By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News
