Press Statement by the Three Church Mother Bodies on National Dialogue and Reconciliation

Press Statement by the Three Church Mother Bodies on National Dialogue and Reconciliation

1. PREAMBLE

We the leaders of the three Church Mother Bodies in Zambia, namely: the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) and the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB), greet you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

As we embark on this difficult journey of leading the entire nation into a process of national dialogue and reconciliation, we are compelled by the love of Christ (2 Cor. 5:14) to speak to you on critical matters relating to the preparation and management of the much talked about national dialogue and reconciliation process in our country. For us, every effort that promotes a non-violent method of transforming conflicts such as dialogue is a moment of grace and an opportunity for self-appraisal as a nation and a call for the conversion of hearts.

In our view, this is not an INTERPARTY dialogue, it is a NATIONAL and an all-inclusive dialogue seeking genuine national transformation of hearts, governance systems and procedures in order to promote unity, respect for human rights and peace for all.

Download the entire signed copy of the PRESS STATEMENT BY THE THREE CHURCH MOTHER BODIES ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE AND RECONCILIATION here:  http://caritaszambia.org/phocadownload/general/press-statement-on-national-dialogue-august-2018.pdf

About Caritas Zambia

Caritas Zambia is a Catholic Organisation that is an integral structure of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB). The Conference of Bishops is a permanent grouping of Bishops of a given nation or territory that jointly exercises certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of their territory. This is done for the sake of effective evangelisation. To promote the principle of the common good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programmes of the apostolate which are fittingly adapted to the circumstances of the time and place, is the role of Bishops.