Monrovia – Catholic Archbishop of Monrovia, His Grace Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe, has raised alarm over the rising wave of drug abuse amongst Liberian youth, describing it as a “nationwide tragedy” that’s devastating households and communities.
By Willie N. Tokpah
Delivering his homily on Sunday, September 14, on the Immaculate Conception Parish, Archbishop Jubwe mentioned dad and mom’ hearts are “bleeding” as many younger individuals fall sufferer to unlawful medicine.
“We see lots of our youth, our kids, dying proper earlier than us from medicine. When moms gave start, did they dedicate these youngsters to turn into drug addicts or drug merchants? No,” he mentioned, urging households to show to God and take accountability for shaping the longer term era.
Considerations Over Catholic Training
Archbishop Jubwe additionally expressed concern over declining Catholic enrollment in Catholic-run colleges, citing figures from the Immaculate Conception Faculty the place solely 102 of 509 college students are Catholic.
“Shockingly, Catholics will not be taking their very own schooling system critically. Others at the moment are dominating the system. However our colleges have been established to fulfil our mission—to coach and evangelise,” he mentioned, calling on Catholic dad and mom to reclaim possession of Catholic schooling.
Church Property Rights
The Archbishop additional warned in opposition to threats to Church properties, vowing to pursue authorized motion the place essential.
“If the necessity be that the Church will go to court docket, we are going to. We won’t stay silent whereas our properties are taken away. Because of this the Catholic Attorneys Affiliation should stand as much as defend the Church,” he declared.
Induction of Catholic Attorneys
The service additionally witnessed the induction of latest members into the Catholic Attorneys Affiliation of Liberia, together with Cllr. Nelson, Deputy Police Inspector for Operations; Atty. Martin Tumoe, Rivercess County Lawyer; and Atty. Saye Gbanlekpeh.
Talking in the course of the induction, Affiliation President Cllr. Daryl Ambrose Nmah reaffirmed their dedication to defending the Church’s authorized pursuits and addressing misconceptions.
“There have been rumours that Catholics can’t go to court docket. That has prompted individuals to infringe on the rights of members and the Church. Going ahead, we are going to stay agency in pursuing authorized instances,” he mentioned.
Nmah harassed that the Affiliation seeks “Catholics who’re attorneys, not attorneys who’re Catholics,” emphasizing loyalty to religion and the Church’s mission.
Archbishop Jubwe’s message fashioned a part of his ongoing pastoral tour of parishes throughout Liberia, aimed toward reinforcing Catholic identification and strengthening the Church’s function in schooling, religion, and authorized advocacy.
