There is need for Catholic Church leaders in Africa to address the challenge of sexual abuse against women Religious wherever and whenever it happens, fostering the values of justice, transparency, and healing, a Zambian Catholic Nun has said.
In her presentation during the ongoing Symposium and 6th Annual General Meeting of the Conference of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (COMSAM) in South Africa, Sr. Linah Siabana underscored the Church’s moral responsibility to uphold the safety and rights of all people, and cautioned against institutional silence.
“Sexual abuse represents a profound and hallowing failure to protect the most vulnerable members of our communities,” Sr. Siabana said on May 24.
Highlighting the role of Catholic Church leaders as “stewards of human dignity”, the Zambian-born member of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (MSOLA) said, “We bear a collective responsibility to ensure that our conduct consistently safeguards the rights and well-being of those…
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