Johannesburg, 24 June, 2024 / 9:41 pm (ACI Africa).
Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Kokstad, a participant in the June 16-22 workshop on Transparency and Accountability in the Catholic Church in Rome, has described the convention as “special”.
In a video interview posted on YouTube on Friday, June 21, Bishop Mbuyisa says, “I am privileged yet again to be the audience of the Holy Father; its always a special occasion to experience the universality of the Church and also to be in midst of so many people.”
In the interview that the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) published, the Catholic Bishop says that the universality of the Church is revealed through interactions with the people of God from around the globe, an opportunity the Rome workshop gives.
The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, St. Thomas University in the U.S., St. Mary’s University in Twickenham, London, and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, organized the seven-day workshop “to explore crucial aspects of transparency within the Church, especially for leaders in high positions.”
The workshop targeted Catholic Church leaders vested with responsibilities in guiding, managing, and influencing various facets of the Church's operations, including Bishops, Vicars General, Clergy, women and men Religious, and Laity.
