The Tanzanian Catholic Church leader said that the practice of love among people has the power to address the challenge of selfishness, which he said is behind violent conflicts.
“Everywhere there are conflicts and divisions. The root cause of all these is selfishness,” he said, adding that “in selfishness there is hatred, discord, tribalism, envy, division, murder, and every kind of evil.”
The violent conflicts happening in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and elsewhere, he reiterated, “the root, and origin is selfishness; people want to benefit themselves.”
The Tanzanian Catholic Bishop went on to challenge Christians to model their lives after their Lord and Master, Jesus Christ.
“When people see us, do they meet Jesus? In our families, fathers, mothers, children, do people meet Jesus? Do our neighbours meet Jesus through our deeds and words?” he posed.
In encountering people, Bishop Sangu further posed, do people see, the “gentle Jesus, humble Jesus, caring Jesus, comforting Jesus, life-giving Jesus, filling with hope those who have lost hope, through our deeds and words?”
Ordained a Priest on 9 July 1994, the native of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Sumbawanga celebrated his 30 years of Priesthood on July 3 alongside Fr. Kizito Nyanga, Fr. Charles Wanga Misina, Fr. Paul Shija and Fr. Philimon Machagija.
In his homily, Bishop Sangu recognized Priesthood as an undeserved gift from God, which has to be put at the service of His people.
“Priesthood is a gift from God. It is given to us undeservedly, according to the will of Almighty God,” Bishop Sangu said, adding that God uses His chosen people, “weak instruments, to bring the message of salvation to His people,”.
As Priests, he went on to say during the July 3 celebration, “we have received the great task of proclaiming Christ, witnessing to Christ through our words and deeds, and bringing Christ to others, guided by the Holy Spirit.”
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