Tue, 16 May 2017 11:30:00 +0000 Of Catholic Bishops: YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CANNOT HIDE Dear Editor, IN ORDER to have a clear view of the Catholic Church’s position in respect of the current political scenario, we have to lean on history. The Oasis Forum comprised of the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ); Evangelical Fellowship (EFZ); the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC); the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) and the Non-Government Organization Coordinating Council NGOCC). The enthusiasm was created when the Oasis Forum managed to attract a large group of intellectuals and successfully helped to campaign against Chiluba’s third term bid. And in order to create a great impact upon Christians, they decided to ‘’divinize’’ the movement (i.e., it began to be referred to as ‘’The Church-led Oasis forum’’). And His Grace Bishop Telesphore George Mpundu, the then Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) president declared: ‘’….the involvement of the Catholic Church in the Oasis Forum […]
