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Angolan Church frets over ‘chronic’ witchcraft problem
Saturday, November 24, 2012 19:51
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The Roman Catholic Church in Angola on Wednesday demanded new laws to outlaw witchcraft, claiming the practice had reached “chronic” proportions.
“It is affecting more and more followers, it destroys family ties and affects relations among people,” said Francisco Viti, the archbishop of the central city of Huambo.
Angola does not have laws against witchcraft, leaving communities to deal with the issue as they see fit. Suspected witches have been lynched.
“There is a legal vacuum with regards to witchcraft, which does not constitute a crime — yet the consequences are killings, violence, libel and slander,” said Jose Manuel Imbamba a Church spokesman.
“This is a chronic problem in Angola, but nobody has the courage to confront it,” he added.
Read more here: http://www.rnw.nl/africa/bulletin/angolan-church-frets-over-chronic-witchcraft-problem
2012-11-24 19:40:23
Source: http://gwvm.blogspot.com/2012/11/angolan-church-frets-over-chronic.html
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