Mass of the Holy Spirit opens Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality

Indifference kills

The Archbishop then recalled two experiences he had in Africa. The first incident he recalled happened in 1995 in Bukavu, then Zaire, where he was working in a refugee camp. People fleeing the genocide in Rwanda had sought refuge in that particular camp. During his three-month stay there, he experienced an armed attack on the camp that lasted two hours. During the attack, he witnessed the killing of thirty refugees. Due to this experience, the Archbishop says he cannot bear to watch a fireworks display anymore.A bit later, when he visited the camp again, he asked one of the leaders of the refugees what they needed. “I knew there were shortages of everything, not enough food, not enough clothing, not enough medicine and no education for their kids.” But the request that came to him was for none of these things. “Father, when you go back to Japan, tell people we are still here. We are forgotten.” This was the request, which led the Archbishop to conclude that, “indifference could kill people in need of assistance.” Credit and Read More >>