ALL AFRICA REPORT: RELIGIOUS leaders have welcomed the President's offer of dialogue to resolve the issues behind the opposition's 'walk-to-work' protests. The leaders read the story before it went to print as they met to edit content in today's newspaper.
The Sunday Vision, Easter edition was jointly edited by clergy of the three main Christian faiths in an imitative of Vision Group management and editors to have members of the public involved in producing newspapers.
In addition to writing the editorial the joint editors participated in generating story ideas and selection of stories published in this issue.
The clerics said the President's gesture coincided with the content of their joint editorial which was written early last week and published in today's paper.
Present was Pastor Joseph Serwadda, the presiding apostle of the Born Again Faith, Msgr. John Wynand Katende representing the Catholic Church and Amanda Onapito representing the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Henry Luke Orombi.
"Our editorial was designed on the issue of reconciliation. This reflects Jesus' ministry of reconciliation," said Pastor Serwadda during a meeting at Sunday Vision office yesterday.
Commenting on the President's offer, Msgr Katende said: "This is the resurrection. The President's offer of an olive branch to the opposition is indeed good news for Uganda. It means that God has answered our prayers."
The clergy urged the opposition not to snub the offer but to respond positively for the good of the nation.
"The opposition needs to think about the people and talk about real issues," Onapito urged."Let everyone put emotion and self-interest aside; this is about Uganda and both sides should focus on issues of national interest," said Katende.
Serwadda pointed out that King Herod and Pontius Pilate were enemies but they became friends during the trial of Jesus. He noted that the offer to talk was a fitting act of reconciliation at Easter.
"Jesus was the catalyst for that reconciliation and he has finally reached out to Uganda as he did in the day of Pilate and Herod."
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