Fwd: [sudans-john-ashworth] Archbishop Odama encourages South Sudanese church to rally for peace

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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

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