Paul Luvera Journal

The German and Belgian colonists to Rwanda brought with them the Catholic religion. It is Africa’s most Catholic country. Both ethnic groups – Hutu and Tutsi were converted and it became the dominant religion in the country with a membership of some sixty five percent of the population. Throughout the decades the church buildings were considered places of safe refuge during times of political and social unrest. However, in 1994 during the genocide against the Tutis, these churches became places…

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Roman Catholic Archbishop Brunett is the bishop of the diocese which includes my local parish church that my wife and I attend. Just before the last election he wrote in our diocesan newspaper, the Catholic Northwest Progress, his views about Catholic voting. He says Bishops and clergy have the right to advocate moral and social teachings in the political process. He claims it is the duty of every Catholic "to form their conscience in accord with Church teaching." That would…

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"…do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother . Rather be open handed and freely lend him whatever he needs. Deuteronomy 15: 7 "Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice.." Deuteronomy 24:17 "Speak up; for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of the destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. Proverbs 31:8 "When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, the hearts…

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