Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Cautions Pastoral Agents against Manipulating Others

The Local Ordinary of Yei Diocese who celebrated 22 years of Priestly Ministry on June 24 warned the people of God under this pastoral care to “be very careful” when dealing with manipulators. 

“Be very careful when dealing with such people, especially when they are within our own families or community,” the 52-year-old South Sudanese Bishop who started his Episcopal Ministry in May 2022 said. 

He went on to call upon with manipulative tendencies to “put off falsehood and work truthfully because all are members of one body.”

“We should do the true things and demand the same of others,” Bishop Lodiong said.

He added, “If God called you to work for the community and the nation, you should come out and do the work very well to help the people of God not for different things.”

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“Everyone should do the work God entrusts to them, with care and love to serve the people better,” Bishop Lodiong said during his pastoral visit to St. Mary Chapel on June 25, and added, “This is what God wants from us as a Church and the community to keep our work going further.”

Patrick Juma Wani is a South Sudanese journalist with a great zeal and interest for Catholic Church related communication. Patrick holds a Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from Makerere Institute for Social Development (MISD) in Uganda. He has over 7 years of extensive experience in leading the development and implementation of media, advocacy, communication and multimedia strategy and operations, with an excellent track record of editorial leadership, budget management, and stakeholder outreach. He currently works as a Journalist for ACI Africa.