Angola’s Political, Civil Leaders “must set an example of service”: Catholic Bishop Emphasizes Patriotism

In his homily, the Local Ordinary of Caxito Diocese expressed concern about absenteeism on the part of a section of teachers. He lamented, “Many teachers don't even teach. They go one day and even a week without teaching, thus harming the children.”

“The government pays you to do your job well. Try to do your job well, because you are harming not those children, but the country. You're harming the country when you don't do your job. It doesn't look good,” the Catholic Church leader, who has been at the helm of Caxito Diocese since he started his Episcopal Ministry in August 2020 further lamented.

Turning his attention to parents, the Catholic Bishop  called for parental care and monitoring to ensure their children pursue formation education. 

“There are parents who don't even pay attention to their children. They don't check whether their children went to school or not, whether they learned anything or not, whether the teacher came or not,” he said.

He advocated for collective responsibility in the education of children, saying, “Today we talk about an educational community that includes the school, the family, the teachers and the students. Everyone is responsible for the children's growth.” 

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Collective responsibility, Bishop Camuto said, is “important, because if we don't have well-formed children today, we won't have a better future – neither families nor society.”

João Vissesse is an Angolan Journalist with a passion and rich experience in Catholic Church Communication and Media Apostolate.