Luanda, 25 September, 2024 / 9:29 pm (ACI Africa).
Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) have launched the 2024-2027 Pastoral Plan, with a focus on Ordained Ministers and people in Consecrated Life who the Bishops say are bearing wounds.
In his address during the opening ceremony of the Bishops’ Plenary Assembly in Luanda, CEAST President Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba observed that the Ordained Ministry and Consecrated Life had been “wounded by human frailty at times”, and called for a renewed commitment to sacred service.
“Despite the challenges, we invite the Church and society to encourage ministers and consecrated persons to recommit to serving God, the Church, and the world with dedication and enthusiasm, following the teachings and example of Jesus Christ,” Archbishop Imbamba said.
The Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo decried what he described as a trivialization of Sacred Life, a habit that he said is often led by those within the Church.
“We regret the trivialization of sacred life, and not infrequently, we ourselves are the protagonists,” the President of CEAST said in his address on Tuesday, September 24.
