TANZANIA: Families are Nursery Schools of Moral Formation, Says Bishop Kasala
Rt. Rev. Flavian Kasala
Catholic Bishop of Geita, Tanzania Rt. Rev. Flavian Kasala has asked Parents to instill moral values in their children through holistic formation if they want to break away from the moral decadence among the youth in the society.
Speaking to AMECEA Online News Correspondent this week in Dar es Salaam, Bishop Kasala said, “Families are nurseries where Priests, Religious, Parents and Good Faithful come from.”
He said that Families have responsibility of giving early formation to their children before going to school or receiving Sacraments. “If they are properly formed then it will be easy for them to respond to their vocation,” he said.
Bishop Kasala stressed that as the Church in Tanzania celebrates 150 years of evangelization, she needs to urgently invest in family formation for a better future.
“There are growing tendencies in our society of youth not wanting to get married in the Church or Priests revoking their ministries and many others. These few occurrences should make us sit down and resolute on how best we could tackle the challenges,” he said.
Bishop Kasala however, commended the couples, parents, priests and religious men and women who are serious with their vocations. “We have seen stable marriages and families, brave Priests and Religious. The few who go contrary to their call to sanctity should not make us change church discipline which has been in existence for years,” he said.
Meanwhile, he reminded the faithful on the importance of adhering to Child protection policy confirming that, some members of the society still violated the law. He urged parents to be at the fore front in the fight against child abuse.
By Sarah Pelaji, TEC
