---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "John Ashworth" <[email protected]> Date: 25 Jan 2017 07:19 Subject: [sudans-john-ashworth] Archbishop Odama encourages South Sudanese church to rally for peace To: "Group" <[email protected]> Cc:
UGANDAN BISHOP URGES SOUTH SUDAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO RALLY FOR PEACE PATRICIA OKOED - 23 Jan2017 The Catholic Archbishop of Gulu Diocese in Northern Uganda is urging religious leaders of South Sudan to put up a unified voice to campaign persistently for peace. “They need to consistently go to the media to let their voices be heard,” said John Baptist Odama, adding that “they must also go to the churches, mosques and all other places of worship”. Odama was Chairman of the Interfaith Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative, which was involved in peace building efforts at the height of the rebellion with fighters of the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group. “The church is by nature a promotor of peace,” he stated, saying religious leaders should work in unity and let their voices be heard by the country’s leaders. To the country’s leaders, Bishop Odama said the parties to the peace agreement must “uphold and respect” the provisions of the document they signed. “The point now is to drive the conscience of the leaders to comply with what they have agreed to in front of so many people,” he said adding that “they should be honest to themselves, and ask how long will they be divided and make the country suffer before peace can come?” Bishop Odama, who also participated in the 2006-2008 talks in Juba between the then Southern Sudan government and the LRA rebel forces, urged an end to the deaths and suffering of the people of South Sudan. The Bishop said the voices of refugees must not be blocked out, urging continued dialogue with the displaced communities. A team of religious leaders from South Sudan recently held a retreat in northern Uganda to draw experiences from Ugandan clergy on how to actively promote peace. https://unmiss.unmissions.org/ugandan-bishop-urges-south- sudan-religious-leaders-rally-peace END ______________________ John Ashworth [email protected] +254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile) +211 919 695 362 (South Sudan mobile) +44 787 976 8030 (UK mobile) +88 216 4334 0735 (Thuraya satphone) Skype: jashworth1 PO Box 52002 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya This is a personal e-mail address and the contents do not necessarily reflect the views of any organisation -- -- The content of this message does not necessarily reflect John Ashworth's views. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, John Ashworth is not the author of the content and the source is always cited. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sudan-john-ashworth" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sudan-john-ashworth- [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.za/ group/sudan-john-ashworth --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sudans-john-ashworth" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sudans-john-ashworth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14op2%3DHYT7yHb4Sgiz%3DK93XtQRHFah3%2BY_5%2BM3prRuqAaMA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
