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Notes
To our Brother, The Cardinal by Chido Nwangwu Founder & Publisher
The personality on our cover page, Cardinal Francis Arinze, embodies the hopes and endurance of a people, a community, a faith and the inter-connectedness of humankind. As the facilitator of inter-religious dialogue, he has seen and interacted with differing religionists who, to varying degrees, embody zealotry and reason, lucidity of thought and rock-ribbed dogmatisMs. By being a major voice for Roman Catholicism in Africa, he has enriched the goals of the Vatican to win more souls to that unique section of the Christian community. In deftly respecting and showing sensitivity to the cultural contexts for religious evangelization and work in different regions of the world, Arinze seems a fitting bridge for a common, shared theology of humankind. Our brother, The Cardinal, is neither extreme in words nor brash in personal conduct, he also stands as a role model who should be emulated by many, especially in the community of his natural origin, the Nigerian community. Most of His Eminence’s compatriots should begin by turning away from the hypocrisy of prayerful supplication in the morning and turning like chameleons in the evening to agents of backbiting, divisiveness, showboating, uncouth indulgences, economic excesses masked in false and misleading lifestyles, loud and quarrelsome wastes of energy and resources over all manner of banalities. Like our brother, The Cardinal, we should do good for all; we should without malice to anyone, and with the fear of God. Brother Cardinal Arinze, may your pastoral lineage endure, and let there be more like you! Nwanne m, ji do kwa k’iji.
Nwangwu, recipient of the Journalism Excellence Award, HABJ 1997, is the Founder & Publisher of The Black Business Journal (BBJonline.com) and USAfrica The Newspaper the first African-owned U.S-based professional newspaper to be published on the internet, USAfricaonline.com. Back to:
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