???BBC: some Catholic leaders implicated in Rwanda massacres?????

bobbieinok

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Mon Sep-12-05 02:57 AM
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???BBC: some Catholic leaders implicated in Rwanda massacres?????

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4225366.stm

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Some members of the Catholic hierarchy in Rwanda had close ties to extremist politicians and aided Hutu militias in the run-up to the 1994 killings.

Thousands of Tutsis were slaughtered after seeking sanctuary in churches.

In 2001, a Brussels court convicted two Rwandan Catholic nuns for their roles in the genocide.

In the 11 years since the genocide, some Rwandans have converted to Islam, saying the churches let them down.

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Taxloss

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Mon Sep-12-05 02:59 AM
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1. Rwanda is the most Christian country in Africa.

I recommend Philip Gourevitch's book "We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families" for details of church complicity in the genocide.

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lindisfarne

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Mon Sep-12-05 03:24 AM
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2. Not so surprising ...the Catholic church didn't do much to stop Hitler n/t

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