UGANDA
The Africa Report
By Godfrey Olukya
A Ugandan catholic priest has said the church should do away with the vow of celibacy, saying it was time for “common sense to prevail” as many clergymen were already living with wives and children.
Father Anthony Musaala, a popular priest in the East African nation, recently wrote to the archbishop of the Catholic Church in Uganda alleging that most of his colleagues had secret families, while others had forced their lovers to abort.
A fair number of priests’ and bishops’ children are scattered around the nation
Musaala, also a well-known musician, wrote a letter entitled: “An open letter to bishops, priests and laity: The failure of celibate chastity among diocesan priests”, said the celibacy vow must be revisited as it had become archaic.
“I believe it is a matter of time before common sense prevails and marriage for the clergy in the Latin rite church is accepted,” reads the letter, which has thrown the church into turmoil.
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