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The National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) has reaffirmed its stance on sexuality, that marriage is between a man and a woman.
This comes after Pope Francis, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church, recently allowed priests to bless same-sex couples.
According to a document issued by the Vatican recently, Pope Francis said priests should be permitted to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples, under certain circumstances.
However, in a statement issued on 21 December, the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cameroon) denounced the new position announced by Pope Francis, saying homosexuality is an abomination. Read the statement:
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DECLARATION OF THE BISHOPS OF CAMEROON ON HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE BLESSING OF “HOMOSEXUAL COUPLES”
Faced with the semantic abuses designed to distort the value of realities and the true meaning of the notions of family, couple, spouse, sexuality and marriage;
Faced with the wave of indignation, questioning and concern that the Declaration “Fiducia supplicans” on the question of the blessing of same-sex couples has aroused among the people of God;
For the sake of human dignity and the salvation of all humanity in Jesus Christ; We, the Bishops of Cameroon, unanimously declare the following on the subject of homosexuality and the blessing of “homosexual couples”:
1. In conformity with our 2013 Declaration on Homosexuality, we strongly reaffirm the truth of the Church, Mother and Educator, which teaches the sacredness of the sexual identity of man and woman created in the image of God (Gn 1:26), of the dignity of their sexuality and of marriage which is the foundation of the family. The human person is created male and female: “Male and female he created them” (Gn 1:26). This invariable difference, which is the foundation of their relationship and their complementarity, is fulfilled in the bonds of marriage.
2. Homosexuality falsifies and corrupts human anthropology and trivialises sexuality, marriage and the family, the foundations of society. In the African culture, this practice is not part of family and social values. It is a flagrant violation of the heritage bequeathed to us by our ancestors. In the history of people, the practice of homosexuality has never led to societal evolution but is a clear sign of the imploding decadence of civilizations. Homosexuality sets humanity against itself and destroys it.
3. The profound identity of sexuality is misunderstood, hijacked and perverted outside the conjugal relationship between man and woman. Consequently, homosexual acts are not “sexual”, but “acts against nature” (Rm 1, 26).
4. Marriage is an institution that legitimizes sexual relations and procreation for the foundation of a new family. It is the union of a man and a woman who commit themselves to the life of a couple, to find a family and to live together in love. Homosexual unions are not marriages. They distort the meaning of marriage by reducing it to a sterile, pleasure-seeking and perverse bond: “infamy between man and man” (Rom 1:26).
5. Homosexuality is not a human right. It is an alienation that seriously harms humanity because it is not based on any value proper to the human being: it is a dehumanization of love, “an abomination”. (Lev, 18, 22). Rejecting it is in no way being discriminative; it is a legitimate protection of the constant values of humanity in the face of a vice that has become the subject of a claim to legal recognition and, today, the subject of a blessing.
6. Literally, “To bless is to speak well of”. And to “speak well of” to gain grace through the gesture of blessing a “homosexual couple” would be tantamount to encouraging a choice and a practice of life that cannot be recognised as being objectively ordered to the revealed designs of God. What is more, differentiating between liturgical and non-liturgical contexts to apply the blessing to same-sex “couples” is hypocritical. The act of blessing, whether performed in a liturgical assembly or in private, remains a blessing. We therefore declare non-compliant any form of blessing, public or private, that tends to recognize “same-sex couples” as a state of life.
7. Faithful to the constant teaching of Ecclesial Tradition which declares acts of homosexuality intrinsically disordered and contrary to the natural law (Catechism of the Catholic Church n. 2357), we, the Bishops of Cameroon, reiterate our disapproval of homosexuality and homosexual unions.
8. Consequently, we formally forbid all blessings of “homosexual couples” in the Church of Cameroon.
9. Since God does not want the death of the sinner, but his/her conversion to eternal life, we recommend those who are inclined to homosexuality to the prayers and compassion of the Church, with a view to their radical conversion. We also invite them to turn away from their mentality of victimization in which they take pleasure in considering themselves as “victims”, “weak”, and “minorities”; to seize the opportunity for conversion that God gives them in the many exhortations of His Word.
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The statement was signed by Andrew Fuanya Nkea, who is the Archbishop of Bamenda and President of NECC.
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Catholic Bishops In Cameroon Reject Pope Francis' New Stance On Homosexuality

Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document issued on Monday explaining a radical change in Vatican policy.
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67751600">BBC News</a> reported that the head of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples, under certain circumstances.
However, the Vatican said blessings should not be part of regular Church rituals or related to civil unions or weddings.
It added that it continues to view marriage as a lifelong sacrament between a man and a woman.
The Vatican emphasized that blessings in question must be non-liturgical and should not be conferred at the same time as a civil union, using set rituals or even with the clothing and gestures that belong in a wedding.
It said people seeking a “blessing” should not be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” as a precondition for receiving it. The Vatican said:
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Ultimately, a blessing offers people a means to increase their trust in God. The request for a blessing, thus, expresses and nurtures openness to the transcendence, mercy, and closeness to God in a thousand concrete circumstances of life, which is no small thing in the world in which we live. It is a seed of the Holy Spirit that must be nurtured, not hindered.
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In the new document, the Vatican stressed that people in “irregular” unions of extramarital sex — gay or straight — are in a state of sin. But it said that shouldn’t deprive them of God’s love or mercy.
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Church, who introduced the text, said that the new stance does not validate the status of same-sex couples in the eyes of the Catholic Church.
In 2021, the Pope said priests could not bless same-sex marriages because God cannot “bless sin”.
However, Pope Francis had suggested in October that he was open to having the Church bless same-sex couples.
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Pope Francis Approves Blessings For Same-sex Couples

Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health, according to the Vatican. The Vatican said in a statement:
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With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican.
Further information will be provided as soon as possible.
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His death on Saturday came days after his successor <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/former-pontiff-benedict-xvi-is-very-ill-pope-francis/">Pope Francis had asked for prayers for his predecessor, saying he was “very sick”.</a>
He died in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery which he had chosen as his residence after resigning in 2013, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/31/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-dies-at-age-95">Al Jazeera</a> reported citing the Holy See Press Office.
He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415.
Benedict spent his final years at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery within the walls of the Vatican.
His successor Pope Francis said he had visited him there frequently.
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Former Pope Benedict XVI Has Died

Pope Francis said Wednesday that former pontiff Benedict XVI, 95, is “very ill”, and urged people to pray for him before going to be by his side, according to AFP.
Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries, has been in increasingly frail health. Speaking at the end of his general audience at the Vatican, Francis said:
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I would like to ask all of you to pray a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict.
Remember him, because he is very ill, asking the Lord to console and support him.
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A short while later, the Vatican confirmed Benedict’s health has worsened “in the last few hours” and said Francis visited him after his audience. Spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement:
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In the last few hours there has been a deterioration due to advancing age.
The situation at the moment remains under control, monitored continually by doctors.
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Benedict had cited his declining physical and mental health back in 2013 in his decision to become the first pope since 1415 to stand down as head of the worldwide Catholic church.
The former pope whose real name is Joseph Ratzinger, has since lived a quiet life in a former convent inside the Vatican.
Benedict was 78 when he succeeded the long-reigning and popular John Paul II in April 2005.
He stepped down in February 2013 in an announcement delivered to cardinals in Latin, later saying the decision was the result of a mystical experience.
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"Former Pontiff Benedict XVI Is "Very Ill" - Pope Francis

The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the “senseless” war in Ukraine, in his traditional Christmas Day message broadcast around the world.
The Pope addressed thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square, some of them holding Ukrainian flags.
Delivering his message from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, the 86-year-old on Sunday first turned to “our Ukrainian brothers and sisters who are experiencing this Christmas in the dark and cold, far from their homes”. He added;
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May the Lord inspire us to offer concrete gestures of solidarity to assist all those who are suffering, and may he enlighten the minds of those who have the power to silence the thunder of weapons and put an immediate end to this senseless war.
… The war in Ukraine has further aggravated this situation, putting entire peoples at risk of famine, especially in Afghanistan and in the countries of the Horn of Africa.
We know that every war causes hunger and exploits food as a weapon, hindering its distribution to people already suffering.
On this day, let us learn from the Prince of Peace (Christ) and, starting with those who hold political responsibilities, commit ourselves to make food solely an instrument of peace.
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On Saturday evening, the Pope led the traditional Christmas Eve mass at St Peter’s Basilica, using a wheelchair as he continues to struggle with knee pain.
Meanwhile, the Vatican put the crowd Sunday at 70 000, while 7 000 people attended Saturday evening’s mass, with more following the service on screens outside. | <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/25/pope-urges-end-to-senseless-ukraine-war-in-christmas-message">Al Jazeera</a>

Pope Urges End To "Senseless" Ukraine War

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2022/02/24/ukraines-foreign-minister-putin-launched-full-scale-invasion-well-defend-and-win/">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>, calling the bombing of children’s hospitals and civilian targets a barbaric act.
The Pope’s remarks come amid heightened fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian forces for the 18th straight day since the 24th of February when Russian president Vladimir Putin authorised military action on Ukraine over alleged human rights abuses by the Kyiv government. 
News agencies reported that the Pope made the remarks after the weekly Angelus prayers. He is quoted as saying the invasion of Ukraine is “unacceptable armed aggression” and must stop. He added:
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In the name of God… stop this massacre. 
Ukrainian cities risked being reduced to cemeteries.
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News agency Reuters reported that at least 35 people were killed while 134 others were injured after the attack on a Ukrainian military base in Lviv. 
According to regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy, the Russian planes allegedly fired around 30 rockets at the facility, adding that some of them were intercepted before they hit the targets. 
The 360 square kilometres facility is one of Ukraine’s biggest and the largest in the western part of the war-hit country. 
About two million Ukrainians are said to have left Ukraine to seek refuge in neighbouring countries.
More: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-toughest-comments-yet-calls-ukraine-invasion-armed-agression-2022-03-13/">Reuters</a>

Pope Francis Condemns Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

The Pope today skipped a retreat he holds dear due to a cold, Reuters reports. The Lent spiritual retreat was slated for this afternoon and the congregation was informed last minute that the pope would not take part due to a cold.
According to the publication, the Pope who was seen coughing and sneezing, made the announcement at St Peter’s square when he said:
<blockquote>Unfortunately a cold will force me not take part this year (in the retreat). I will follow the meditations from here
I will unite myself spiritually with the (participants) and all people who are living moments of prayer. I will do the spiritual exercises from home</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Italy has recorded 1100 cases of COVID-19 since 20 February 2020. Over 2500 people have died due to the coronavirus and over 86 000 infection cases have been confirmed worldwide.
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Pope Skips Lent Retreat For The First Time In His Papacy Due To A Cold

This video of the Pope slapping a woman’s hand to free himself after she held on to his hand a while longer has gone viral.
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Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has honoured two Catechists in the Matebeleland region.
The two are Anna Mugadza and the late Alexander Regis Gwenelo who were honoured for their contribution as Catechists in the Archdiocese of Bulawayo during a ceremony held recently at Bulawayo’s Our Lady of Fatima in Pumula South.
Mrs Anna Mugadza received special recognition from the Pontiff for her 45 years sterling contribution as a Catechist in the Archdiocese of Bulawayo while Mr Alexander Regis Gwenelo was honoured posthumously.
Archbishop Alex Thomas of Bulawayo lauded the duo’s contribution in the growth of Catholicism in Matabeleland. He said:
<blockquote>These people toiled on foot and sometimes on bicycles in a bid to spread the mission of Christ. Most of you remember the name “Mr Gwenelo” who was very instrumental in shaping people’s faith through the Catechism in the Archdiocese.
He worked hard for the Archdiocese to be what it is today. There are many other Catechists whose work we cherish for supporting the mission of the Church and for their zeal to educate people about the values of the Gospel.</blockquote>
Catechists play a huge role in the spread of Catholicism. They are usually designated and trained people who introduce Catechumens, candidates and young people to the Catholic faith.
They carry out pastoral duties in areas where priests are unavailable.
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