Pius Ncube has indeed lost his marbles Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 20:43:25 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
www.herald.co.zw Last Updated: Saturday, 24 July 2004 Pius Ncube has indeed lost his marbles "A DEEPLY disturbed archbishop, who lost his marbles a long time ago and whose unbalanced condition recurs now and again . . . an archbishop who clearly needs medical help." This is part of what Government spokesperson Professor Jonathan Moyo said when asked to comment on reports that Pius Ncube, a Bulawayo-based Roman Catholic clergyman, was at it again. This time Ncube was chiding Britain and South Africa for not taking a "tougher" stance against Zimbabwe in one of his now frequent bouts of mental diarrhoea. We cannot wish for a neater and more poignant description of the sell-out clergyman, who has indeed gone off his rocker. Indeed, that Ncube has degenerated into a self-serving, unpatriotic and shameless liar is now beyond debate. How some people within the Roman Catholic Church still continue to look up to him for guidance and spiritual nourishment notwithstanding these severe symptoms of mental disequilibrium is a problem from which even speculation recoils. In Ncube we see the reincarnation of the sell-outs that made life miserable for those bent at liberating this country — both armed fighters and the masses with whom they had a fish and water relationship. Thanks largely to the greed of people like Ncube, thousands of Zimbabweans were either captured or brutally murdered during the liberation struggle. The mass graves in Mozambique, Zambia and more that were recently discovered in Mount Darwin will forever serve as grim reminders of the callousness of these spineless cowards. For these miscreants, it mattered little then how many people suffered as a result of their lack of patriotism and love for lucre. As long as their own nests were feathered, the end justified the means! Now they are back in independent Zimbabwe, spreading lies and exaggerations about the motherland for a few pounds and the chance to roam the streets of London. The failure of people like Ncube to profit from past experience or the folly of others does not cease to amaze us. Others like the now irrelevant Bishop Abel Muzorewa and the eternally notorious Nyathi did it once. For the latter, the end was remarkably sticky. We do not dispute the fact that the church and the clergy have a role to play in the national politics of any nation, not least among them Zimbabwe. The clergy should help promote just social structures and democratic processes for the good of the nation. A level-headed clergy should, ideally, prepare its flock for elections, make them aware of their civil rights and familiarise them with Government policies and programmes. But Ncube definitely is not doing this. The so-called man of God is apparently so thick that it does not occur to him that Zimbabwe’s relations with the West are what they are today simply because we dared redistribute land to correct a colonial imbalance. This is justice and we think by blowing against the wind, Ncube is striking the wrong chord of a popular melody. History will — and should — judge him harshly. Our message to the confused clergyman is short and simple: Repent and flee from the wrath to come! _________________________________________________________________ Designer Mail isn't just fun to send, it's fun to receive. Use special stationery, fonts and colors. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. -------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
