Benguela, 29 August, 2024 / 8:57 pm (ACI Africa).
Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola has cautioned members of the Association for the Promotion of Women in the Angolan Catholic Church (PROMAICA) against “modern idols”, including “money, fame, and deceptive prosperity, which present themselves as a guise of salvation but, in reality, distance Christians from true commitment to God.”
In his homily during the closing Mass of the August 22-25 Diocesan Congress of PROMAICA in the Catholic Diocese of Benguela, Archbishop Imbamba underscored the need for “true conversion” that extends beyond “mere words and is manifested in concrete actions.”
“Dear mothers of PROMAICA, dear Christians, we must seek true conversion. We cannot claim to be Christians without moving toward God, who engages and commits us. We must change; we must transform our mindset and attitude,” he said during the August 25 celebration.
The Local Ordinary of Saurimo Archdiocese, who doubles as the President of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) decried “modern idols”, adding that they have “disfigured the image of God in today's society.”
“We live in a world marked by various idols that we ourselves are creating and shaping – idols that turn us against each other, that increase violence, hatred, discord, and division,” the Catholic Archbishop of Saurimo, who started his Episcopal Ministry in December 2008 as Bishop of Angola’s Dundo Diocese said.
