Ugandan Catholic Easter Message Calls for Genocide of Gays

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by MELANIE NATHAN

The Bishop of the Jinja Diocese of the Catholic Church, Bishop Rt. Rev. Fr. Charles Wamika, in today’s Easter Message delivered at St. Chalres Lwanga Catholic Church, praised the Members of Parliament for the Anti-Homosexuality Act that provides life in prison for gay (LGBTI) people in Uganda. The Bishop called for a blessing for Uganda’s Christians who worked so hard to ‘free the land of gays.’ The Bishope also asked for parents to hand over their gay children to authorities, so they would be rewarded in heaven. I would call that a statement praising and calling for a genocide.

Since the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people have gone into hiding. The law, which institutionalizes homophobia and affirms the persecution of LGBTI people, has been held in esteem, the highest reverence and praised by Christian leadership in Uganda, to the point of holding rallies to reward parliamentarians and the President, Yoweri Museveni. The Ugandan Churches and Christian community, (except for a handful, who have been banished and shamed for their compassionate and affirming stance,) have led the assault against gays.

We have challenged noteworthy Christian leaders such as Joel Osteen and others to come forward and condemn the law, and to distinguish their brands of Christianity from that been touted on the stages and streets of Uganda, yet none have done so.

Now a young man in hiding, challenges the Pope, Pope Francis, as the Catholic Church’s official stand in Uganda, on this Easter Sunday seems to send a message of extreme hate, exacerbating the terror felt by gays in hiding.

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[diabeticman]

1. IT Brings me so much JOY on Easter that we have our Conservative fundie nut job to thank for this

Seriously my wife and I are embarrassed and ashamed that any Americans had a hand in this.

[Initech]

3. Scott Lively and Rick Warren are international terrorists and should be branded as such.

They are not preachers. They created this. They are terrorists.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. The article calls on Francis because the Catholic Bishops support this. Francis has said nothing

to oppose it. Catholics are the largest religious group in Uganda, comprising 42% of the population. Another 40% are Anglican, and the Bishops of that church also speak in support of this law.
On DU no one touts Lively or Warren as wonderful people. That claim is made for Francis and his Bishops, one of which is the subject of this OP.

[Initech]

2. Wow what loving, compassionate people.

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Text of the letter from the young man in hiding:

“The Bishop of Jinja Diocese – Bishop Rt. Rev. Fr. Charles Wamika, in today’s Easter Message delivered at St. Chalres Lwanga Catholic Church, praised the Members of Parliament for taking a stand to see to it that the Anti-homosexuality bill passed into law, he went ahead and called on the faithful to vote for President Museveni in 2016 general elections for signing the bill into law.

He reminded the Christians that, it has been a law and he sent blessings to all Christians who have been working so hard to make Jinja a land free of gay persons. He said throughout human history the catholic church has fought evil and blood has been shed, he called on all the Christians to do whatever they can in their own means to clean this city.

I am surprised that a well educated bishop, well traveled and studied in different western countries uses his position to justify killing. He asked parents with gay suspected children to handle them over to authorities and their reward is in heaven. This is too much hatred. I wonder if we will hear from the Pope on this. If not, I lose all hope.”

[seveneyes]

6. What does the Vatican have to say about this disgusting choice of words?

This would be a great time for the Catholic leaders to condemn such hateful commentary and disavow any connection to these bigots.

[Bluenorthwest]

8. The person calling for genocide is a Bishop of the Catholic Church, he is one of their leaders

His title, office and authority come directly from the Vatican and from Francis, who has not uttered a single word against these laws and attacks although he did spend years delivering horrific invective against LGBT people in Argentina.
The world has been calling on the Vatican to speak out on the pogrom laws for months now, Francis is too busy doing photo ops and auditing his personal bank to increase profits.

[alp227]

7. Remember this next time you hear someone defending Brendan Eich.

Sorry, I have to say it. Prop 8, this nutty guy from Uganda...THIS IS WHY YOU CANNOT DISMISS OPPOSITION TO GAY MARRIAGE AS MERE DISAGREEMENT ANYMORE. Seriously. A lot of Americans secretly agree with this nutty pastor.

[Humanist_Activist]

9. Wow, so when is Pope Francis going to defrock or discipline this guy? Like the Bishop of Bling?

Oh, right, never, because human rights aren't nearly as important as money.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. Now's the time for Frankie to prove his meddle. nt

[DB Law]

11. It's not just him...

In Tororo District, Uganda, Bishop Emmanuel Obbo, the Archbishop of Tororo Archdiocese, urged every citizen who supported the anti-homosexuality law to lay down greed, corruption and “PUT THEM TO DEATH and let generosity rise up within us and flow out in abundance.”
http://stopugandanantihomosexualitybill.blogspot.co.uk/

[Bluenorthwest]

12. It is disappointing that none of the active Francis promoters are willing to own this

They will not criticize it nor will they admit that they support it. Just like Francis, they start the fire then run for the hills.

[Behind the Aegis]

13. What is also disappointing...

...all the people who whine and gnash their teeth about articles like this on Russia and scream at "loud mouthed gay activists on DU" to "remember there are bad things in Uganda, Nigeria..." Yet, as they "criticize" us in those threads, all the while claiming they are supportive of GLBT rights, one almost never sees them in threads like these.