Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and Sao Tome (CEAST) said today that Angola “urgently” needs credible social communication “that unites Angolans and avoids propaganda” while demanding “consensus” for national reconciliation.
This position is contained in the pastoral note on the social situation of Angola, presented this Thursday following the meeting of the Permanent Council of Bishops, which points out the need for everyone, “without exception,” to reflect on the current situation in the country. a situation characterized by a deep socio-economic crisis.
“We all, without exception, need to sit down and think together about everything that has gone wrong, evaluate the positive things we have been able to achieve and immediately begin to rebuild our social structure,” the Angolan bishops say.
In reflecting on the current situation in the country, which marks 48 years of independence on Saturday, the last 21 years of effective peace, Catholic prelates say priorities such as national reconciliation need to be set.
“We need to know how to set priorities such as national reconciliation, the search for consensus. [e] avoiding unnecessary loss of energy and intelligence,” they note.
The bishops emphasize “the urgency of credible social communication that unites Angolans and is governed by criteria of calm objectivity that avoids propaganda and gets rid of information methods that, by violating justice and truth, harm the dignity and good name of citizens.”
For CEAST bishops, social communication should be an instrument of peace and development.
The “effective” creation of a democratic state based on the rule of law, “where the rule of law and justice belong to all without exception,” was also noted as a component that should be taken into account in approaches to the current situation in Angola. .
The meeting of the Permanent Council of the College of Catholic Bishops, held on Wednesday and today in Luanda, approved the agenda for the first plenary assembly of CEAST 2024, scheduled for the month of February in the province of Malanje.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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