{"id":630,"date":"2014-11-28T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/11\/28\/tanzania-gift-and-blessing-of-marriage\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:40:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:40:52","slug":"tanzania-gift-and-blessing-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/11\/28\/tanzania-gift-and-blessing-of-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"TANZANIA: The Gift and Blessing of Marriage Cannot be Taken Away by the Existing Challenges-BishopFrancis A. Kibira"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-align: left;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC0105.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC0105.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Bishop Francis Kibira<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;\">\nBishop Francis<br \/>\nA. Kibira of Kasese Diocese, Uganda has said that the gift and blessings of<br \/>\nmarriage and family life cannot be taken away by the challenges that many<br \/>\nmarriages and families face in today\u2019s life.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;\">\nThe Bishop said<br \/>\nthis in his homily when he led the Eucharistic Celebrations on Friday 28th<br \/>\nwith the delegates of the conference to revive the Council of the Laity in<br \/>\nEastern Africa (COLEA) whose theme is<b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Marriage and Family Life and the Future of<br \/>\nthe Church and Society<\/i><\/b>which is going on in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cDespite the<br \/>\nfact that in today\u2019s society, marriage and family life is threatened by so many<br \/>\nchallenges, yet the special blessing that comes with the sacrament of marriage,<br \/>\nthe gift of marriage and family life cannot be taken away because of that,\u201d he<br \/>\nsaid adding that \u201cI therefore urge you to emulate Jesus Christ, to look for Him<br \/>\nand make Him the center of your marriages and family.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;\">\nThe Bishop<br \/>\nsaid that many couples often fail to realize that Christ is a special bond that<br \/>\nbinds\/unite marriages and families and the strength of that bond depends on how<br \/>\nthey base their faith and trust on Him. \u201cMany couples turn to other things when<br \/>\nchallenges arise in marriages and families and fail completely to turn to Christ,<br \/>\nthis shouldn\u2019t be the case,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;\">\nHe advised<br \/>\nthat Christ should be the center of every marriage and family life and that He<br \/>\nis the solution to all problems that exist in marriages.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/null\" name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;\">\n<i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Source: Pamela Adinda, AMECEA<br \/>\nSocial Communications<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop Francis Kibira Bishop Francis A. 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