Working for peace (in Africa).Johannesburg (ENI)--Representatives from seven major religions and 21 African countries have adopted a declaration, committing themselves to working for peace on the African continent. Among the delegates to the Inter-Faith Peace Summit were South Africa's Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris and Benin's High Priest of Voodoo, and Ismael Noko, general secretary to of the Lutheran World Federayion. Delegates represented African traditional religion
Delegates called on religious leaders to take immediate action in areas of conflict such as Sudan, Cote d'Ivoire, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Among the other South African religious leaders attending the conference were Bishop Mvume Dandala, presiding bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa The Methodist Church of Southern Africa is a member church of the World Methodist Council. Methodism in southern Africa began as a result of missionary work by Methodist missionary societies in Great Britain. and president of the South African Council of Churches The South African Council of Churches (SACC) is an interdenominational forum in South Africa. It was a prominent anti-apartheid organisation during the years of apartheid in South Africa. Its leaders have included Desmond Tutu, Beyers Naudé and Frank Chikane. ; Bishop Antonious Markos of the Coptic Orthodox Church Coptic Orthodox Church Principal Christian church in Egypt. Until the 19th century it was called simply the Egyptian Church. It agrees doctrinally with Eastern Orthodoxy except that it holds that Jesus has a purely divine nature and never became human, a belief the Council ; Cardinal Wilfrid Napier from the Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church, Christian church headed by the pope, the bishop of Rome (see papacy and Peter, Saint). Its commonest title in official use is Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. ; and Ntate Kgalushi Koka, representing African traditional religion |
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