THE Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) met in Harare yesterday but said it had not adopted a formal position on an alleged sex scandal involving Bulawayo Archbishop Pius Ncube.A formal response on the allegations leveled against the cleric, which have embarrassed the Catholic Church, will only be made next week, a spokesman for the bishops said.
Onesimus Sibanda accuses the Archbishop of having a two-year adulterous relationship with his wife, Rosemary, in a case that has tainted Ncube's image locally and abroad.
ZCBC spokesperson, father Frederick Chiromba, said no formal position was taken as yet on the matter.
Chiromba said the bishops could only take a firm position upon the return of the bishops' conference president, Archbishop Robert Ndlovu, who is away on business.
Said Chiromba: "We held a meeting today (yesterday) and we discussed a number of issues concerning some internal matters. With regards to Archbishop Ncube's issue, we are yet to hold a formal meeting to discuss that, because it is something that came to the fore on Monday and we are yet to convene a meeting, if need be, to discuss that issue. For now, we are waiting for the president of the conference (Archbishop Ndlovu) to return. That will be next week."
Archbishop Ncube sounded deeply disturbed when contacted for a comment by The Financial Gazette on Tuesday.
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