UGANDA
The Voice of Russia
[with video]
The Catholic Church has suspended indefinitely an Uganda priest who chose to blow the whistle on widespread sexual abuse of children and other crimes committed by the African clergy instead of covering it all up as he had been instructed to do, media report.
Anthony Musaala said he was ostracized by the archbishop of Kampala for shining a light on what he called an open secret.
“The Vatican turns a blind eye because it doesn’t want to be embarrassed about this blooming church. But I think it’s time we had the truth,” he told reporters. “Wherever you go, people know about this. It’s like an open secret. People know. Nothing is ever done.”
The issue was brought to the limelight after the media laid hands on Musaala’s leaked letter to archbishop Cyprian Lwanga that cited numerous instances of wrongdoings among the Uganda priesthood, including secret wives, children and abuse of minors.
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