ACTING MMD spokesperson Mike Mulongoti has said that church leaders should stop attacking Government ministers otherwise the ruling party might be forced to hit back at them. Speaking to journalists on Friday, Mr Mulongoti said the MMD is saddened that some church leaders have continued to attack ministers instead of giving spiritual guidance to political leaders.
“As a party we are saddened by the conduct of some church people. Even some bishops have continued to attack ministers instead of giving spiritual guidance to political leaders,” Mr Mulongoti said.
He said such church leaders cannot continue attacking Government ministers and expect the MMD not to react.
“It cannot be fair for bishops to be attacking ministers. They cannot go on calling ministers names when we have the capacity to fight back as politicians,” Mr Mulongoti said.
He said the MMD regards church leaders with respect and that it would not want to attack them as doing so would negatively impact on their dignity.
Mr Mulongoti warned that if church leaders go on with the attacks, his party will treat them as politicians.
He said church leaders should not abuse their leadership positions but use them to guide people spiritually.
Meanwhile, the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) reports that the Authentic Advocates for Justice and Democracy says church leaders should desist from acting on impulse on matters of national interest.
In a statement signed by general secretary Laiford Mwanza and information and publicity secretary Josephat Changwe, the organisation says church leaders should invariably take time to deeply study and comprehend any Government statement before making comments.
They called on the Catholic Church to lead by example other than waste time castigating the Government on purely political issues.
They called upon the Catholic Church to unreservedly apologize to the Government for their unwarranted and unjustifiable attacks on Government leaders.
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