Africa-Press – Uganda. The archbishop of the church of Uganda the Most Rev Steven Kazimba Mugalu has told Christians to forget blessings from Church ministers who they can’t consider their welfare and instead leave them to stay in sorrow only for them to be seen in repute.
“You see these men in collars (priests): Most of them are suffering honorably. You cannot tell a priest who is living in that situation to bless you. Some blessings are full of sorrow. A priest who stays in a leaking house cannot bless because the blessings are accompanied with sorrow.”
“He visits good houses of Christians, blesses them and upon return home, his house has leaked and he must move his property, that blessing cannot pass,” Dr Kazimba said.
The cleric was speaking during a breakfast reception organized on his maiden pastoral visit to a diocese outside Kampala since consecration, South Ankole diocese on Saturday. The congregation he addressed at the Kyamate Bishop’s residence comprised of key church lay and priest leaders of the diocese.
Bishop Kazimba visited several church projects including a 273 acre coffee plantation, a 16 acre banana garden and officiated at the opening of the diocesan SACCO, health centre III, Mothers’ union guest house, and the Kyamate cathedral dean house.
“I am impressed with how Christians here value the welfare of their ministers. I think many people need to come here and see what is happening,” He said after officiating at the commissioning of the house built by the Christians for the Diocesan Cathedral dean.
He urged Christians to embrace Agriculture as a means to personal development and survival.
“Before man was created the garden was created, then man. God wanted man to have something to eat so as to have life in its fullness. This country called Uganda is a fertile country. You must utilize land if we are to survive,” He noted.
He thanked South Ankole diocese for leading the theme of life in its fullness through creating such projects including Agriculture, savings and health care saying these demystify the Provincial theme this year, “Life in its fullness.”
The diocesan Bishop Rt Rev Nathan Ahimbisibwe said the diocese was growing because it was free from corruption and misuse of church funds.
On welfare of priests, Bishop Ahimbisibwe said the diocese was first concentrating on advancing key projects that would enhance self-sustainability without thinking about donations.
Speaking to journalists after the tour, the archbishop condemned continuous abuse of human rights in the country.
