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NAIROBI, March 23, 2012 (CISA) -The Catholic Church upholds human life dearly and will go to any extend to protect it, a Catholic priest has said.
NAIROBI, March 23, 2012 (CISA) -The Catholic Church upholds human life dearly and will go to any extend to protect it, a Catholic priest has said.
“The Church welcomes any move to promote issues pertaining to pro-life and from any quarter,” said Rev Fr Peter Mbaro, a lecturer at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Nairobi.
The priest, who was representing the Vice Chancellor of the Catholic University, Rev Fr Dr Pius Rutechura at a one day symposium on life, organized by the Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF), commended the KCPF for embracing family, life, religious freedom and social justice in its objectives.
In his remarks, Charles Kanjama, a lawyer and Vice Chairman of KCPF observed that the new Constitution of Kenya has various components of pro-life.
“But we must be watchful for some people might be tempted to use it for their own goals, some of which could be quite anti life such as advocating for abortion,” he observed.
“The new Constitution means well for the nation and its people but it could be misused by some of us for some anti-life purposes,” he further told the more than 50 participants, drawn from various churches and from various professions.
“We must therefore guard against any misuse of this Constitution and in particular where life, family, religious freedom and social justice are concerned,” he added.
Dr George Njenga from Strathmore Catholic University, Nairobi said abortion was more of a moral issue than a legal one.
“We must ensure that we have morally defended life, before the law comes in to play its part,” he stressed.
Dr Jean Kagia, Convener, KCPF said the organization had lined up various activities, including the official launch of Rescue Homes (Kiotas) for victims of pregnancy crisis, scheduled for Friday, March 23 at Lenana Conference Centre, Lavington, Nairobi and a March for life, scheduled for Saturday, march 25, beginning from Nairobi’s Uhuru Park.
SOURCE CISA
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