Religious Leadersin South Sudan repeated their call to end the war by going deeper into the matter of current situation for peace to prevail in the country.
Giving his remarks during the opening of the two-day South Sudan Tribes’ Peace Conference in Juba under the theme: “Peace now, South Sudan tribes united against war”, on Tuesday 17 February 2015 Archbishop Paolino Lukudu Loro predicted that the crisis would finish people if not stopped.
Muslim representative, Juma Ali Saeed also called for a collective responsibility in order to bring and maintain peace in the country.
The conference attracted 65 tribes’ representatives, Governors, top national and state leaders, religious leaders and civil society organizations to discuss lasting solution to the current crisis.
Meanwhile, Yei Catholic Bishop Rt. Rev Erkolano Lodu Tombe called on citizens to acknowledge their mistakes and confess them in order to be forgiven by God so that the spirit of honesty and loyalty prevail in the nation.
In his Sunday homily at Christ the King Cathedral urged South Sudanese to seek God’s help to explore better ways of ending revenge, corruption and resolving power struggle that is claiming lives of people in the country.
Bishop Lodu commended development partners for helping the South Sudanese, calling on citizens to imitate them; be close to God and compassionate to the suffering people due to injustices, abuse and corruption.
Source: CRN
