{"id":1658,"date":"2020-08-16T14:13:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T14:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2020-08-16T14:13:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T14:13:51","slug":"dont-grab-church-assets-under-cover-of-covid-bishops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/dont-grab-church-assets-under-cover-of-covid-bishops\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t grab church assets under cover of covid – bishops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Special Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Uganda Catholic bishops have warned against the crippling of Christian ministry under the cover of Covid-19 restrictions to rob facilities and resources used for evangelical and social work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A statement read on Sunday morning by the Episcopal Conference Chairman Right Reverend Joseph Anthony Ziwa expresses shock at the demolition of the Anglican Church of Uganda church of Ndeeba in Kampala and briefly explains the deeper implication of might look like a land eviction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement questions the timing of the demolition which comes when the Christians cannot access their churches, casting doubt on the purpose of the exercise. Under the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, places of worship are out of bounds, which means they can be taken over in the absence of the communities that use them under normal times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bishop Ziwa, whose statement was read over television explained that the missionary work is under attack as the facilities it relies on get taken over by other forces, and appealed to the government to open up places of worship. Religious leaders have consistently over the past couple of weeks been questioning the rationale behind opening the crowded trading hubs like Kikuubo while keeping the lid on places of worship where SOPs are easier to enforce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Special Correspondent The Uganda Catholic bishops have warned against the crippling of Christian ministry under the cover of Covid-19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ziwa-bishop.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1640,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/gen-saleh-says-he-is-not-behind-demolition-of-church-in-ndeeba\/","url_meta":{"origin":1658,"position":0},"title":"GEN SALEH SAYS HE IS NOT BEHIND DEMOLITION OF CHURCH IN NDEEBA","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"August 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Gen . Salim Saleh has dismissed claims that he is behind the demolition of St. Peters church in Ndeeba that has caused public outrage and condemnation . Speaking before bishops led by the archbishop of Uganda ,Dr.\u00a0Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, General Saleh said he was not a mad man to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "National News"","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/national-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2122,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-catholic-bishops-want-vatican-to-clarify-on-popes-gay-union-stance\/","url_meta":{"origin":1658,"position":1},"title":"Uganda Catholic Bishops Want Vatican to Clarify on Pope\u2019s Gay Union Stance","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"October 23, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Secretary-General of the Uganda Episcopal Conference Msgr. John Baptist Laura has contacted the Vatican Ambassador (Apostolic Nuncio) to Uganda ,Archbishop Luigi Bianco urgently seeking an official statement from Rome to guide the flock in Uganda on the Pope\u2019s stand on homosexual unions, ugandaupdatenews has learnt. The International media has\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "National News"","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/national-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pope.png","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pope.png 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pope.png 1.5x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pope.png 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1633,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/public-outrage-as-church-is-razed-and-former-norman-cinema-set-for-demolition\/","url_meta":{"origin":1658,"position":2},"title":"PUBLIC OUTRAGE AS CHURCH IS RAZED AND FORMER NORMAN CINEMA SET FOR DEMOLITION","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"August 12, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"There has been public outraged \u00a0following the demolition of \u00a0\u00a0an Anglican church in the city suburb of Ndeeba in Rubaga\u00a0 Division. Also demolished is Pioneer Mall and plans are underway to raze the Watoto Church housed in the former Norman Cinema . According to statement by Lt. Col. Edith Nakalema\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Cultural sites"","block_context":{"text":"Cultural sites","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/cultural-sites\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ndeeba.jpg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ndeeba.jpg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ndeeba.jpg 1.5x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ndeeba.jpg 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11721,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/church-of-uganda-grateful-for-land-minister-nabakoobas-intervention-in-streamlining-their-land-issues\/","url_meta":{"origin":1658,"position":3},"title":"Church of Uganda grateful for Land Minister Nabakooba’s intervention in streamlining their land issues","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"March 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"By Our Reporter The church of Uganda has expressed \u00a0gratitude to Lands Minister, Judith Nabakooba, for her guidance on how the church should streamline land management and registration. \u00a0This comes after the minister's address to the House of Bishops at their leadership retreat at Lweza Training and Conference Centre. Nabakooba\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "National News"","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/national-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hn.jpg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hn.jpg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hn.jpg 1.5x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hn.jpg 2x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hn.jpg 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11652,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/government-to-register-church-of-uganda-land-across-the-country-minister-nabakooba\/","url_meta":{"origin":1658,"position":4},"title":"Government To Register Church Of Uganda Land Across The Country- Minister Nabakooba","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"March 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"By Our Reporter The Government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD) is set to \u00a0register and ssue land titles and customary certificates of ownership on land belonging to the Church of Uganda (COU). In the new development, the church is tasked to create a team that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "National News"","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/national-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/na.jpg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/na.jpg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/na.jpg 1.5x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/na.jpg 2x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/na.jpg 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0aOV-qK","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1660,"href":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1658\/revisions\/1660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}