Pope tells Zambian bishops to continue preaching honesty, fidelity

Published: 2006-10-13

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Living upright and faithful lives, Zambian Catholics will bring others to Christ and help improve their country's social life, Pope Benedict XVI said. "In your teaching continue to proclaim the need for honesty, family affection, discipline and fidelity, all of which have a decisive impact on the health and stability of society," the pope said in an Oct. 13 talk to the bishops of Zambia. The bishops were making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican to report on life in their dioceses and their nation. Speaking on behalf of the group, Coadjutor Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu of Lusaka, president of the Zambian bishops' conference, said the consolidation of democracy and the impact of the AIDS epidemic were among the biggest challenges the Zambian people are facing.

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