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President Edgar Chagwa Lungu Meets Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi Archbishop Julio Murat at State house on Saturday 01-07-2017
President Edgar Chagwa Lungu Meets Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi Archbishop Julio Murat at State house on Saturday 01-07-2017

President Edgar Lungu on Saturday met the Catholic Church Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi Archbishop Julio Murat at State house. The two have discussed a wide range of national issues.

During the meeting President Lungu said he recognizes the role of the church in promoting national peace and dialogue. The President also said he highly respects the relationship between the church and the state.

President Lungu pledged to continue his approach of respecting the church and its role in society. And Apostolic Nuncio said he recognizes the role that President Lungu is playing in uniting the nation through the promotion of the Church.

The meeting was attended by Presidential Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe and Religious Affairs Minister Godfridah Sumali. The Head of State also announced that he will be meeting Catholic Bishops this July.

President Lungu’s special assistant for press and public relations Amos Chanda confirmed the development to ZNBC news.

President Edgar Chagwa Lungu Meets Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi Archbishop Julio Murat at State house on Saturday 01-07-2017
President Edgar Chagwa Lungu Meets Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi Archbishop Julio Murat at State house on Saturday 01-07-2017

Meanwhile, President Edgar Lungu is on Sunday expected in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 29th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) assembly of heads of state and government.

ZANIS reports that President Lungu will join other African leaders for the AU summit scheduled for third and fourth July 2017.

Zambia’s ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent representative to the AU, Susan Sikaneta has confirmed President Lungu’s programme in Addis Ababa.

Ms. Sikaneta said the head of state is on Monday 3rd July scheduled to give a report on the state of peace and security on the continent to the AU assembly.

She has further disclosed that President Lungu, as a champion against teen marriages, will also on the opening day of the summit give a progress report on issues surrounding ending child marriages in Africa.

President Edgar Chagwa Lungu Meets Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi Archbishop Julio Murat at State house on Saturday 01-07-2017
President Edgar Chagwa Lungu Meets Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia and Malawi Archbishop Julio Murat at State house on Saturday 01-07-2017

44 COMMENTS

  1. Its very important to meet the Church Mr President you’re really right…God bless you and all Zambians…

    • I wonder why Lungu is shy to pardon HH, even after that meeting with Pope representative.
      I wonder why Lungu can’t meet with Archbishop Mpundu.
      I wonder why Lungu pardoned us, and decide to spend his life with high-schools friends, notorious Kaiser.
      …. If we continue with lamentations, then we are just some more ‘rabid dogs’.

    • Lungu has realized that he’s small stupid game is up. He was certainly told off by the Ghana. Amd now the human rights private investigator has sued his entire team including the I.G.; and has applied for an arrest warrant for the I.G. from the courts. Nkani yalula. The game is up. Lungu has no way out of this mess and he knows it.

    • @1.1 Sad to be Zedian,

      Are you saying one can only meet the church if there is tension?

      What a way to look at issues!!!

    • This is a meeting about NOTHING.
      WHAT IS THE OUTCOME???

      “…The President also said he highly respects the relationship between the church and the state”
      “….And Apostolic Nuncio said he recognizes the role that President Lungu is playing in uniting the nation through the promotion of the Church.”

      No need for such big heading.

    • Suit, suit, suit. What happened to the body fits. Olo “ni muipikileni kandolo, bombasa yapona”

    • Ba Jay Jay – Read between the lines, the Apostolic Nuncio went to meet the President with a Malawian Archbishop – not your cadre. Just wait.

    • That’s not a Malawian bishop. The other priest is a PA to the Apostolic Nuncio. The Apostolic Nuncio is the Vatican Ambassador to Zambia and Malawi. He has nothing to do directly with the Zambian or Malawian Catholic Churches.

  2. So President Lungu is meeting catholics. What do sadists say now, who have been using propaganda to put a division between PF and catholics. Most PF members are Catholics and no amount of propaganda will work. Shame on the UPND sadists.

    • Most of Sara’s friends used to be Catholics. Imagine Frank now is back undergoing retraining to rejoin Catholic priesthood. He regrets, now thugs like Kamba who used to pour chibuku on him are the ones buying lunch for him.
      Mumbi Phiri has not putting on her Catholic women uniform in 2 years, she can’t be insulting Mutinta Hakainde in those Catholic uniforms.

  3. Bet he getting molested by the priests in exchange for funds.

  4. Look at Lazy Lungu’s pot belly compared that photo to his first inauguration photo at Hero’s stadium!!

  5. So what are the parameters used to determine that someone is a champion against child marriage. I am also against the. Ice, would that make me a champion? Stop these arbitrary labels. They are frankly speaking meaningless, vain and silly!

  6. ECL is a very good and listening president!!
    These are the Catholic bishops who matter than a known upnd cadre Telesphore Mpundu.bravo ECL and continue meeting such well respected bishops who are neutral in their dealings.
    As for you upnd cadres above,forget about president Edgar Lungu pardoning HH because he is not his president.upnd do not recognize ECL has Zambian president so ECL has no powers to release HH.since HH is a president whom upnd recognize,let him free himself from jail!!
    Besides,the law must take its course in HH’s treason case because he is not above the law!!

    • Which law are you talking about? Find something to do in life instead of uttering thrash. Why do you keep singing about Lungu every time? Were you raised in North Korea?

    • Lipkwa

      Some of these kaponyas, you can wonder.
      If they are not cheering corruption they are singing lungu…..
      You wonder what lungu has fed them.

  7. now let’s wait and see what will befall our Archbishop mpundu after that upnd rally. I warned of terrible consequences against Our Lordship and this is but just the beginning of investigations on what transpired over that speech. my advice to ba upnd is that you can manipulate some churches like you SDA for political gain but not the Catholic. a church built on THE ROCK.

    • You are very stupid – have you ever heard the SDA delve into your useless politics? Just focus on your disgraced Bishop than bring in the SDA here.

    • @onenation.
      sorry mwana., am not bringing any church into
      politics here. your SDA brought itself in politics the day they falsely claimed that hh is an elder in the church.
      by the way, why do you want other churches to fight for hh’s release and not your SDA were he congregates from.

  8. President Lungu to meet Catholic bishops in Zambia? Security please search that Teles-bore thoroughly before he meets the President. Better still, and safer for the President, please do not invite the Tele-snore Donkey to the meeting, there are enough decent Catholic bishops to invite rather than that evil so called archbishop.

  9. Inferiority complex at its worst… He refuses to meet indigenous church leaders who didn’t mince their words by telling him the truth and labelling him a dictator, but he is happy to kneel before the Caucasian Catholic leaders, most likely lying to his teeth about how democratic he is. You can see even from the carefully selected pics that they are reading straight through him.

    Look is nothing but a dictator who pretends he is holy. He deceives a lot of people because he doesn’t publicly open his mouth often but he is busy issuing orders in the background targeted at his perceived enemies. In essence a coward dictator!

    • Alternative Facts Fake News – I expect you to have realized that your indigenous church leaders have taken sides. Why do you think the Apostolic Nuncio went to meet the President with a Malawian Bishop? Archbishop Mpundu must be very ashamed of this. The issue of cowardice or dictatorship is just in your head.

  10. By the way why does he have a picture of himself hanging on his head? Is this to remind himself that indeed he’s the president, albeit a fraudulent one.

  11. Nose Demon, pardon who? The court will pardon him with a sentence or a discharge! Looking at the seriousness of the matter, it is obvious his pardon will end up at Mukobeko. He is a criminal bent at destroying the peace Zambia worked so hard to achieve. His supporters show the caliber of people he leads and who he is.

  12. Mpundu will remain a priest forever. Today EL is the head of state tomorrow he will be thrown away. The issue of Mpundu being a cadre should not come out he is my bishop aa. I know EL is my president.

  13. Good morning U5, I hope you had a nice thoughtful night. No by thoughtful I dont mean the hallucination that you are the revered international Icon Nelson Mandela. As you requested yesterday I am sending tele-snore to conduct prayers for you and your partners this morning at your correction hotel. Yes the very same evil bishop donkey who thinks like you.

  14. Lungu is now finally admitting there is Tension in Zambia following the Disputed and Petitioned 2016 Election and subsquent arrest of HH on Trumped Up Treason Charges by Lungu. The only way forward is to release HH unconditionally and unharmed and let the Dialogue begin. Any meaningful Dialogue has to start with the Hearing of the Petition. Until this Petition is heard in an Impartial Court Lungu will remain illegitimate with dire consequences. There is no way HH will recognize Lungu as a Legitimate President when he is accusing him of stealing his election victory. Jailing HH forever or killing him will not restore Lungu’s Legitimacy. A declaration by the Court after Hearing the Petition will give Lungu the Legitimacy that he is looking for.

    • How some people can find comfort in the impossible one can question their level of intelligence – there will be no petition hearing. It will not take place, and you are free to demand for it for the next 10-20 years — it is your right. Only the Courts should release HH if he is innocent. HH challenged law enforcement to arrest him – and they did. He should be happy, and his supporters must support what he wanted.

  15. @Mwansa or is it Hamwansa get it thru your thick head there is no petition that will be heard . Instead of giving evidence you waisted your time on preliminaries, which part of 14 days don’t you dunderheads understand? ??

  16. Mr. President, this is a step in the right direction to halt the ongoing rapid loss of your support by the majority silent citizens. Mr. President, please also reorganize your cabinet starting with Mutati, the clueless Minister of Finance who is really eyeing your position. Mr. President Mutati has no respect for you as he talks behind your back as lacking vision when infact it is him who does not understand the PF Manifesto as the President rightfully observed during the women’s day celebrations. Mr. President, Mutati has been telling donors and IMF that you lack vision and prudent expenditure while he continues to plead with you to operate within budget. Mr. President releasing HH will be good for your leadership and choke Mutati who is benefiting as next leader

  17. @18-Mwansa. The so-called Tension in Zambia has been fermented by UPND and its Holy AGENTS ( Nevers Mumba, Bishops Mpundu, Mambo, Mususu, Rev. Matale).
    Bishop Telesphore Mpundu in particular has been spared the wrath of Zambians anger because their culture of respect for the elders which is well entrenched in our African communities. Since a developed country as Australia has slapped serious charges of immorality on its Catholic Cardinal George Pell, who is 3rd ranking at the Vatican, it is high time the Catholics in Zambia recommended for the RETIREMENT of ArchBishop Mpundu from Priesthood. Mpundu has failed to recognize that Catholics in Zambia freely hold different political beliefs.

  18. Please your excellency as a champion to end teen marriages is IAM LOOKING FORWARD U end RB’s Teen marriage with Thandiwe. She is not RB size but my size

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