de Zimbabwe and topple Mugabe.
The “Concerned Catholics” said although lines of communication with the Office of the President were open, it had been difficult for them to have an audience with Mugabe to discuss the deteriorating political, social and economic situation
The issue has reportedly divided Catholics, amid reports that some parishioners saw no reason why Mugabe, a born and practising Catholic, should be excommunicated.
The Pope has not yet responded to the letter, reportedly sent last month.
A senior Catholic priest told The Zimbabwean that anybody, whether Catholic or non-Catholic, was free to write to the Pope about anything but it was up to the Pontiff to respond or not.
“But, personally I do not think there are any real grounds to excommunicate the President. He has not taught heresy or proclaimed any false doctrine,” said the priest. – Chief Reporter
12.7.2007
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Flock appeals to Pope
HARARE - A group of Catholics has written to Pope Benedict asking him to excommunicate President Robert Mugabe for condoning violence and the breakdown of the rule of law in Zimbabwe.
The request came as a senior Catholic cleric, Archbishop Pius Ncube, called for an intervention force to inva