Papua New Guinea New Guinea’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference has slammed a move by the speaker of parliament to remove traditional carvings from the iconic parliament building’s facade.
Speaker Theo Zurenuoc says the carvings are elements of cult and demonic practices and unworthy of a Christian country, and has targeted other treasured cultural items in the parliament for removal. Amid a public outcry over the move, the conference general secretary Father Victor Roche has warned about the rise of fundamentalism in PNG. He says fundamentalists cannot seem to distinguish between the novelty of the Gospel and the need to preserve cultural heritage Read full text here >> RNZI Comments are closed.
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