Leaders should use their positions to help the voiceless - Bishop Banda

Leaders should use their positions to help the voiceless - Bishop Banda
By Darious Kapembwa in Kitwe
Fri 24 June 2011, 04:30 CAT

NDOLA Catholic Diocese Bishop Alick Banda says leaders must use their positions to help the voiceless and downtrodden in society. Bishop Banda said the love of God would be meaningless if those who called themselves Christian leaders treated the less privileged with injustice.

“This radical love that God has given us, entails making the world a better place for all of us to live in. We should endeavour to leave the world a better place than we found it.

Please endeavour to create peace and justice,” said Bishop Banda in his homily during mass at Kitwe’s Sacred Heart Parish on Sunday.

He said humankind today was surrounded by uncertainty and people needed guidance from religious leaders.

“People want hope in the midst of despair; refrain from acts of corruption and oppression including bribery. To be co-creators entails to take care of our natural resources and ensure human life benefits from our leadership, especially the less privileged,” he said.

Bishop Banda said Christians were also invited as co-creators to liberate the people out of ignorance.

“Liberate our brothers from fear of the unknown, fear of doing business for fear of being called Satanists. We have to collaborate in removing fear because fear undermines success. Let us cultivate the culture of recognition of the good works. At least let us learn to say thank you,” said Bishop Banda.

“It is sad that we pride ourselves in our weaknesses. In the world full of corruption of the mind and behaviours, it calls for sanctification.”