Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:49:14 +0000 WHEN we think of the Church, its functions, we often only understand it as a community of Christians with the sole responsibility of evangelization. This perception is not wrong. It is a true perception, but behind this truth, we need to appreciate that there are men and women who have made it their vocation either as full time or part time workers to be facilitators for the Church to fulfill its mission. These people live as ordinary mortal human beings with the same needs that affect all humankind. The Church therefore to provide for their needs adequately for them to sustain dignified livers and appreciate that working for the Church neither makes them superhuman nor subhuman. In 1997/1998 the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) undertook a research on the plight of Church workers and their findings were pathetic and regrettable. In one of their findings they came […]
