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UGANDA: Archbishop Orombi Advises Against Begging
By Hudson Apunyo
The Monitor
KAMPALA, October 17, 2006---The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Henry Luke Orombi, has said the country and the church are paralysed because of the begging culture.
Speaking to a congregation at Ibuje Archdeaconry on Friday, the Archbishop attributed the paralysis to begging, not giving to the church and immorality.
"We are disgraced because we believe that we are very poor people," he said.
He said described Uganda's poverty as mental attitudinal poverty rather than material.
He urged residents to stop begging.
The Archbishop was on a 10-day pastoral visit to Lango Diocese.
Christians led by Lango Diocese Bishop Rt. Rev. John Charles Odurkami received Orombi from Masindi Port amidst cheers and ululation at 9 a.m on Friday.
He visited Centenary Grounds in Akokoro sub-county before proceeding to pray at Ibuje Archdeaconry headquarters.
On Saturday, Orombi left Apac town for Boroboro Diocesan headquarters in Lira.
Orombi said, three years ago Uganda rejected a $400,000 yearly donation from Americans who wanted Uganda to legalise homosexuality.
"Uganda is progressing without the donation," he said.
Orombi said many Christians are not willing to make offertory to the church.
He urged the Christians to buy a car for the bishop, saying he was failing to market the diocese because of lack of transport.
Orombi warned church leaders against immorality.
He said he had heard of a clergy in Nebbi who had sex with his secretary and that another girl had told him that she had been defiled by a pastor.
"Time has come when our immorality must be healed. Time has come to change the people of God," Orombi said.
He urged church leaders to lead the people exemplarily so that they can be proud of their church and country.
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