USCCB urges US government to back Congo’s bishops on constitutional revision
October 21, 2014
The chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace has called upon the Obama administration to oppose the efforts of Joseph Kabila, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to revise his nation’s constitution so as to allow himself to run for another term.
Noting that the Congolese hierarchy “intends to mobilize the people to oppose a change,” Bishop Richard Pates calls upon President Obama’s special envoy to the region to “explore ways to support Church efforts to ensure that the DRC Government serves the common good.”
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Oct. 21, 2014 6:21 PM ET USA
For once the USCCB is on the right side. They may, however, haveto use the same energy and arguements here in the US sooner than they think.
