Saurimo, 04 January, 2025 / 4:55 pm (ACI Africa).
Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola has urged African leaders to reject policies from international communities that discriminate against and impoverish the people of God on the continent.
In his homily on New Year Day, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Archbishop Imbamba said that in permitting “ugly politics of exclusion” in Africa, the continent’s leaders will be “selling” the dignity of Africans.
“Stop serving the interests of global policies that discriminate against us and continually impoverish us,” The Angolan Catholic Bishop, who serves as the President of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) said, addressing himself to leaders in Africa.
He added, “We need to free our nations so that we can stop labeling each other, looking at one another through the lenses of political affiliations, regional divisions, ethnicity, or language, and instead focus on the common good we are called to cultivate.”
In his January 1 homily at St. Antony Parish of his Episcopal See, the Local Ordinary of Saurimo Archdiocese expressed his awareness of the challenges bedeviling the people of God in Africa, including corruption, negative ethnicity, and divisive politics.
