SIERRA LEONE: BISHOP CALLS FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY

Bishop George Biguzzi of Makeni, President of the Episcopal Conference in Sierra Leone appealed to the Synod to make an unequivocal call for the total, universal abolition of the death penalty. Bishop George Biguzzi said “War is no justification for crimes against humanity. The prophetic voice of the Church is needed in spite of the fact that there are not many listeners.”