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2024-05-06 Africa Subsaharan

Growing concern as DRC prosecutors open judicial inquiry against Cardinal

[AFRICANEWS] There is growing concern after prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material...
opened a judicial inquiry against Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa for "seditious comments".

The Archbishop is believed to be one of Pope Francis

...Argentine liberation theologist, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was elected pope in 2013. Rather than setting up shop in Avignon, where he belongs, the first Jesuit Pope chose to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse instead of the papal apartments. He is big on climate change, against consumerism, and in favor of throwing a blanket over homosexual activity within the clergy. He's not real sure about the Resurrection, about Christ's divinity, and a few other things that would have gotten him burned at the stake a few hundred years ago, but he's hot for a certain South American Earth Mother Goddess...
’ main advisors and the Vatican says it is closely monitoring the situation.

Ambongo was accused of "incitement" after speaking out against insecurity in the east of the country, where the army is fighting the M23 rebels, during his Easter Mass..

Ongoing violence in North Kivu province has caused almost two million people to flee their homes since the end of 2021.

Prosecutors says his comments were likely to discourage soldiers in the east and encourage mistreatment by the rebels fighting them.

Reactions to the announcement of the judicial investigation against Ambongo have been swift with both clergy, human rights
When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much...
groups, and opposition politicians rallying to his defence.

Opposition leaders say the state’s case against the Cardinal sets a dangerous precedent for those wishing to criticise the government.

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#1 Ongoing violence in North Kivu province has caused almost two million people to flee their homes since the end of 2021.

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