That “bad bishop of Harare” guy has been in the news again, and it seems like the Province of Central Africa really would like to be rid of him, and sees right through his motives for hollering about teh evul homosexxuls in order to deflect criticism of his very corrupt lifestyle and actions. But it gets even more interesting, as The Lead reports from an article in the Living Church:
Despite the removal of the two bishops, recovery of diocesan property is not assured. On Oct. 21, a Zimbabwe court declined to issue an emergency injunction on behalf of the province that would have forced Bishop Kunonga, an ally of Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe, to turn over the diocesan assets. Bishop Kunonga told the state-owned Harare Herald newspaper he would fight the province for control of church property. He was quoted saying thediocese was seeking to align with the Anglican Church of Kenya, a statement that could not be confirmed with the Kenyan Church in Nairobi.
Bishop Kunonga has also gone on the offensive,writing to discontented clergy in other dioceses seeking to split them off from their bishops. In an Oct. 11 letter sent to a Botswana parish and reviewed by The Living Church,Bishop Kunonga urged the congregation to write to Bishop Chama saying it was joining Harare in leaving the province
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Apparently, if the strategery works, keep using it. These guys must be passing around a very tattered “Sekrit Planz 4 Takeover Teh Piscopul Cherch: No Liberrrls r Homosexxulls Evar” manual for ecclesiastic domination.
“The Revolution, like Saturn, devours its own children.” I suspect this is a tactic the conservatives will come to regret.