The Synodal process also calls on the people of God “to retake a pulse of our Christian faith”, he says in the video recorded inside St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in which he addresses Kenyans, and adds, “We all need to find out whether we are responding to our baptismal calling and one of the areas we in Kenya must revisit is corruption.”
The Chairman of the Commission for Social Communications of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) goes on to caution against fear.
He says, “We say we are Christians but we don’t act like Christians; we are not supporting Christ-like in the Church, in the society because sometimes we are fearful.”
“We seem to fear the attacks and threats of the society around us. Some of the new ideologies, instead of confronting them, sometimes we fear and run away from the challenges,” he continues.
Archbishop Muheria, who is representing Kenya at the ongoing Synodal conversations alongside Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde of Mombasa Archdiocese challenges Christians to give good witness by rejecting all forms of evil in society, and adds, “This journey is for all of us. May we as a Church in Kenya profess that faith, not only with our mouths but with our lives; not only with our lives but with our witness. May this moment be a renewal for all.”
In a separate video recording inside St. Peter’s Basilica, Archbishop Kivuva describes the ongoing Synodal process as “an awakening, calling on us all to move together as Church and to know what is going on in the world and we need to involve everyone.”
The Local Ordinary of Mombasa who doubles as the Chairman of KCCB acknowledges the reality of challenges across the globe, and highlights Kenya, where he says the people of God are experiencing economic challenges characterized by a high cost of living.
“We remember those who are facing various challenges, and nations that are at war. We pray that the Lord may give them lasting peace,” Archbishop Kivuva says in the video recording in which he expresses himself in Kiswahili.
He continues, "We are praying for you; we are praying for the Church in Kenya; we are praying for all of Africa and all of our world."
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