ZAMBIA MAY TURN INTO STRIFE, BL00DBATH WARNS ARCHBISHOP BANDA
LUSAKA Archbishop Dr Alick Banda of the Catholic has warned that the violence in the country may turn into strife, blood bath, and destruction of both innocent lives and property if nothing is done to stop the brutality.
Speaking during in a homily during a midday mass at the Cathedral of the Child Jesus yesterday, Dr Banda urged Zambians to reflect on the violence building up in communities ahead of the elections.
Archbishop Banda wondered where the country was heading with violence.
“When we reflect upon violence building up in our society, one wonders where we are headed to. It seems we are averse to peace. However, if measures are not taken to avert what we are seeing, selective application of the rule of law, selective provision of security, and selective administration of justice, I am afraid this may turn our society into strife, blood bath, and destruction of both innocent lives and property,” he said.
He urged Zambians and the Catholic faithful to open their eyes and see sin leading to destruction.
“The moment is now to make hard choices and hard decisions more than rhetoric. It is time we opened up our eyes and recognised the signs pointing towards destruction and change the course,” he said.
Archbishop Banda said peace could only come about when people truthfully and truly repented and asked for forgiveness and be reconciled, both with God and neighbour.
He said sin would never bring about peace at all cost.
“Not PR [Public Relations]. Sin and evil can never bring about peace. Jesus cried tears of sorrow because Jerusalem did not receive Him, and did not recognise the decisive moment of choice it needed to make. Unfortunately, the inhabitants had to live with the consequences of rejecting the Gospel. His grief was about a love that had been rejected,” he said.
Archbishop Banda said the word of God was clear that He came to reveal God’s hospitable love for all of humanity, but many rejected Him.
“He could not force Himself; when rejected, but move on. He came to seek and to save the lost. He walks with us and wants to bond with us, but we need to admit our need to him by being responsive. Like the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, we too let us say, “Stay with us, Lord.”
He said this is the final two weeks of the liturgical year.
“Struggles and warnings marked the readings for the final two weeks of the liturgical year. And victory comes only after severe struggle and only those faithful make it. The fidelity of Mattathias, the old man and his seven sons left an ideal of heroic resistance in Israel. Resisting evil at all costs. The old man would not succumb to bribery nor fear. He said, “We will keep to the covenant of our ancestors. God forbid that we should forsake the law and the commandments,” he said.
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To hell with you. We had worse blood bath under your PF and Zambians managed to hold themselves. You are prophet doom.
I really wonder where the Bishop’s voice was during PF’s brutal reign
He was practicing good table manners – could not talk with food in his mouth.
Much as violence must be condemned wherever it rears its ugly head, Archbishop Alick Banda’s warning sounds hollow and hypocritical when he was silent and even fraternised with PF officials especially the former president Mr. Lungu, during PF’s extremely violent reign.
Under PF political violence and deaths were rampant and yet this Archbishop chose to be silent at best. Today, he is very vocal on the political front. We all know that the Archbishop is powered by ECL.
However, this in no way excuses the foolish attack on PF acting president, Mr. Given Lubinda by UPND cadres. Those are just thugs and criminals and they must face the full force of the law.
Let it be far from it, whose blood will be that? In Jesus’ Name, we reject dreams of blood bath in our country. Confusion in PF can not bring blood bath to our nation, we reject all forms violence. The Clergy should provide guidance and direction instead of inciting and misleading people.
This sounds like he’s an evil preacher. That is always wants, confusion. Say good stuff sometimes worthless preacher. Wolf is sheep’s skin
When Edgar lungu was busy killing this bishop refused to sign the pastoral letter to condemn killings which was going round under PF criminals.Zambians let us be careful with green snakes in a green glass Alick banda bishop is an example of that snake.
Stupid Idiot.
Shameful
The Catholic church having such leaders
You are of no consequence
If i had the power, i would for a moment resurrect KK just to come out of his grave to say, STUPID IDIOT to you.
A Clique that used to say, He will never rule
Mumubone!
Bloodbath where ba bishop? We have moved from PF violence where killers were never arrested. You are stuck with your dying PF.
He is a Catholic Priest from Rwanda. He wants to import the Rwandese Genocide into our peaceful country (kauntli), we unanimously say: “Foseki!!”
Why is the Pope quite in this Lucifer, no wonder this silence has brought a lot of harm in Nigeria where the girl child is facing a lot abductions.
The Pope only acts if an African Priest wants to form a Splinter Catholic Church. Ask Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, he will tell you. History is awash with the involvement and complicity of the Catholic Church in many Genocides and Masacres, examples: Rwanda, Spain, South America and many more.
Why is the Pope quite in this Lucifer, no wonder this silence has brought a lot of harm in Nigeria where the girl child is facing a lot abductions especially churches run by the catholics.
Why does he always sound like lucifer
This is exactly the kind of words you would expect from a PF cadre.