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United Party for National Development (UPND) Secretary General, Batuke Imenda, has accused Lusaka Catholic Archbishop, Alick Banda, and Chawama Parish Catholic Priest Father, Anthony Salangeta, of being well know Patriotic Front (PF) apologists.
Reacting to the two priests who have been vocal with regards to the state of the economy in their Sunday homily messages, Imenda said Bishop Banda, Father Salangeta shall be considered as political opponents, not priests moving forward.
Imenda said the party is not surprised that the two political apologists who hide in the pulpit to preach PF ideologies would support each other in scandalizing President Hakainde Hichilema out of their bitter loss in 2021.
He said the UPND appreciates positive criticism in its quest to deliver a better Zambia for the people of Zambia and also recognizes the role the church plays in guiding politicians, especially where the interests of citizens come into question.
“The UPND is also aware that the Catholic Church usually communicates through a pastoral letter through the church mother bodies like the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB), and not through individual aligned cadre Priests like Alick Banda,” Imenda said.
He claimed that in 2021, Bishop Banda declared his interest to support former president Edgar Lungu and in 2021, he openly supported the PF together with the Chawama Priest who swore to support the PF Chawama Member of Parliament.
“I am aware that they are at pain to see President HH outliving their expectations in delivering free education, Constituency Development Fund, over 30,000 recruited teachers, recruiting over 11,0000 health workers in less than a year, training youths in artisanal programmes like Carpentry, metal fabrication and general agricultural programmes among other achievements,” Imenda said.
He described Bishop Banda as the Lucifer of Zambia who wants to take advantage of citizens by promoting the PF who allegedly maltreated citizens, promoted bloodshed, divided the country, subjected citizens to terrorism, stole public funds, closed media houses, among other evils.
“When such evil acts were taking place, the two so called “men of God” remained mute. What hypocrisy?
“We challenge Mr. Banda to a public debate on which areas the new dawn government has not been sincere in,” he said.
Imenda challenged Bishop Banda to join the likes of Frank Bwalya than hiding in the pulpit mocking congregants who want to hear the message of salvation.
He said Mr. Bwalya a former Priest using the divine cover gave the people an impression that his utterances were the gospel truth but when he came down to earth, he was reduced to nothing and his party collapsed and ended up being a PF Chief vuvuzela.
“To Mr. Banda and Mr. Salangeta, I want to advise you that turning the pulpit into a political podium by way of not preaching the Holy Word is a devil skirm and a satanic philosophical tactic,” Imenda said.
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