I STANDBY THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, DON’T TOUCH THE CHURCH, LUNGU TELLS GOVT
I STANDBY THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, DON’T TOUCH THE CHURCH, LUNGU TELLS GOVT
Sixth president Edgar Lungu says he is in support of the Roman Catholic priest who has been summoned by the Police.
In a statement, former president Lungu has told the Priest to be strong:
In Psalms 105:15, the Bible says: “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm”.
If our democratic government fails to respect and give space to religious leaders to freely preach God’s word and practice their faith with liberty, justice, boldness, then we are not different from the ancient oppressive Roman government that persecuted, arrested, crucified and killed Jesus Christ for proclaiming the Kingdom of God in Spirit and in truth. We also go against Psalms 105:15.
This morning, l am saddened to learn that our police officers on the Copperbelt in Ndola have summoned Fr Andrew Chewe Mukosa for questioning and may be possible arrest on 9th April, 2024. This is in line with his message on Easter Sunday last week.
As Former President, PF leader and indeed as a citizen of Zambia, I want to put it on record that l stand with Father Mukosa and encourage him to remain strong in the Lord. As Christians and citizens, we must all pray for Father Mukosa because he will be facing the police as God’s servant simply for speaking the truth, defending the vulnerable in society and for proclaiming the gospel in truth.
My advice to the UPND government is that, no matter how much you politically disagree or dislike what our religious and traditional leaders say against government especially on the cost of living or democratic values, you should never use emotions to weaponize state institutions to fight, intimidate or harass them. Let us keep Zambia as a democracy, let us keep it as a Christian Nation and let us allow Zambia to constitutionally function and shine as such.
One Zambia, One Nation; Have a blessed day.