THERE is no doubt that Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu, is a good man, passionate, kind, dedicated and certainly committed to preaching the word with his witty and educative sermons.Telesphore MpunduSadly, he represents an ecclesiastical anachronism. He represents ecclesiastical authoritarianism and intolerance that is at variance with canonical law and indeed against the tenets preached by Pope Francis which lay emphasis and espouses inclusivity.For example, the Archbishop believes the laity should be seen and not heard, therefore the Members of Parliament who spoke against the Bishops’ Pastoral letter condemning Bill 10 are deserving of admonition.To use his own words, “A group of people calling themselves Catholic Parliamentarians reacted and said “no,” it is wrong. It is unprecedented that Christians will tell the Bishops who are teaching from authoritativedocuments of the church and the social teaching of the church that what you said was wrong.He added “If I were in the position now, I would say that the […]
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