ZIMBABWE – HARARE – The defrocked former archbishop of Bulawayo says State agents still want to assassinate him over his criticism of human rights violations under President Robert Mugabe.
Archbishop Pius Ncube, 62, who now lives in western Zimbabwe’s Hwange Diocese, made his claims in a letter to South Africa’s national Catholic weekly, The Southern Cross, with the request that Catholics pray for him.
The Southern Cross published Archbishop Ncube’s letter in its Sept. 2 edition.
Before his resignation as head of the Bulawayo Archdiocese in September 2007 he was filmed having sex with a married woman. The woman later died. Ncube was sued for adultery by the woman’s husband after.
A vocal critic of old Bob, Mugabe has frequently attacked Archbishop Ncube in speeches and interviews. Even before his resignation, the archbishop said he was being harassed routinely.
“Where I now live, every two weeks the state intelligence is there to visit me, which they never did when I was in Bulawayo. I now refuse to talk to them,” he told The Southern Cross.
He said he was being followed by car and alleged that his telephone and fax lines were being tampered with. Communications are intercepted and blocked or delayed, Archbishop Ncube said.
“My attitude is that the government of Zimbabwe has no right to hound me and get me out of Zimbabwe,” he said. “I have a right and duty to live in Zimbabwe. This has been their method to intimidate thousands of their critics so that they leave the country.”
He said that, “in compliance with the suggestions from the Vatican,” he has abstained from publicly criticizing the government, “a thing which is alien to my convictions.”
“I do not agree with quiet diplomacy when people are suffering,” he said.
However, he added, that those who are harassing him “are not more powerful than God and our spiritual mother Mary.”
“I ask the people of God to help me by their prayers for my protection,” he said. “I thank all those who pray for me. I will continue to pray for the delivery of Africa from tyranny.”
In his letter, Archbishop Ncube referred to an incident last year when a bomb he believes was intended to kill him injured a priest instead.
On April 6, 2008, Archbishop Ncube was still out of the country, but the government allegedly heard a rumor that he had returned.
“They therefore made an arrangement to kill me,” Archbishop Ncube said.
“They planted a bomb in my car. A priest used my car,” he said, and about 12 miles from Bulawayo the priest – whom Archbishop Ncube declined to name to protect him from repercussions – noticed that he was being followed by two cars.
Archbishop Ncube alleged that the people following the priest “detonated a bomb and the (priest’s) car swerved and fell into the ditch.” He added that he had been advised to get a driver for security reasons, and the bomb specifically targeted the passenger side of the vehicle.
“Had the bomb been directed to the driver, this priest would have died instantly,” the archbishop said.
While the priest was lightly injured and covered in debris, the cars that had followed him passed without stopping or investigating.
“A third car, driven by a Chinese man, stopped nearby,” Archbishop Ncube said. The driver allegedly proceeded to take photographs of the scene.
“The priest asked (the man) why he did not help him rather than photograph him, since he was injured. (The man) nervously scurried away and drove off fast,” Archbishop Ncube said, adding that it was nearly four hours before the priest was taken to a hospital.
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I dont think any sane person can want to assassinate a person like Ncube after KUSVIPISA ZITA RA ISHE JESU nemabasa erima hiding under NGUVO CHENA. I urge people who might want to assassinate him to please dont ever TORA NGOZI. Leave Ncube to go and face God and explain why he committed adultery or fornication. Basa kutukana navaMugabe ko iwe? The Bible clearly teaches us not to judge and to remove the specks in our eyes before removing others. What hurts me is this Ncube guy knows the Bible from Genesis to Revelations. Ncube was well aware of the 10 commandments – DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, etc. Ncube is not even to utter a word. He must be quiet for ever. Any political party which gives him space should know that it is gone too. Ngakho ke Ncube sicela ugoqe umsila uthule uthi zwi!
Comment by Media Studies — September 11, 2009 @ 6:48 am
ah vana Pius
Comment by mak — September 11, 2009 @ 8:17 am
Noone would ever want to kill Ncube. He is not a threat to anyone because he can not b taken too seriously. I am surprised the guy still wants to attract media attention. He should have gone bonkas. He has some problems of his own and AIDS inodaro futi. Mind ino kanganisika futi, the best advise is for him to get tested and make a fresh start in life in another circle. In the religious circles this guy is definately turning away a lot of God loving people by his mere presence. How can a ‘bitch’ of his calibre be allowed on the podium. Roman Catholic owes it to the Hwange community to do something about this sex vulture before innocent women are enticed to be.
Comment by Tawa — September 11, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
He is only trying to solicit donor funds for himself. This only shows that his coffers are running dry – and what with AIDS drugs to be bought!
Comment by Taurai — September 11, 2009 @ 9:41 pm
Its nt for man to judge but for God. All of us we are striving to go to heaven. No one is holy and pure. Pius has his weaknesses so are you. They may be different from his but who know, in God’s eyes they may be the same. A priest is a human being like every one, sins like you and me, ask for forgiveness like you and me so its not just to envelope Pius in his sins which might be less heinous than yours or mine . . . He did his confession to God . . .When is the last time you did yours.
Comment by Babie T — September 11, 2009 @ 11:51 pm
Everyday I kneel down and pray to God, I stard with a CONFESSION. Why? Because there are times when you sin without knowing. Siyabonga.
Comment by Media Studies — September 12, 2009 @ 3:22 pm
let he who hath not sinned stone him !!!!!
Comment by ndime — September 13, 2009 @ 8:40 am
Ndime thats very true.We all have our own sins to worry about!!!!!!!!
Comment by noe — September 13, 2009 @ 11:14 am
munhu wose anotadza.that doesn`t mean he must keep quiet,even baba vaBona vanotadza but he kips talkin so why should Pius be silent.is he the first to sin & kip talking?everyone is on a mission 2 do good & go to heaven & so is Pius chero ari mupriest.i actually sympathise with him.only God has the authority to judge anyone so stop deciding his fate.pamwe akatoita repent 4 his sins kare,ko iwe??
Comment by Catholic — September 15, 2009 @ 10:34 am
You are powerful thats why they say alot about you. If it means death let it. Even then yo witnessing will be powerful. In sin or without you are awitness
Comment by Ticha — September 15, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
Seek asylum at the Vatican, Mugabe will not get a visa.
Comment by Matu,zvi Adona — September 16, 2009 @ 9:56 am
Pius Ncube wapera basa iwe. Chidya urinyama. You had sex with many married women. You destroyed thier marriages and thier unity and marriage vows. Stupid achibishop. You want to come back to the scene. Sorry you are finished. Bob is no longer interested in you. Finished rotten hot potato. Kandai Pius kuLady Stanley Cemetry uko tinonhuwirwa. He prayed for Bob’s death. Now Bob is alife. Minamato yoko Pius hainzikwe seiko iwe. Uri mhondi ruchiva rwavakadzi vavamwe. Your eyes and manhood must be plucked off. Am angry with you.
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