JUBA, South Sudan, Aug. 9, 2024 – Church leaders from the Duk and Wanglei Inter-Church Committee for Peace have called for unity and reconciliation within their communities. In a press statement released after a period of prayer and fasting, the bishops and priests reaffirmed their commitment to fostering genuine reconciliation, emphasizing their unity under the blood of Jesus Christ, according to the statement extended to The Juba Mirror.
The religious leaders strongly condemned acts of violence, urging community members to repent from the practice of killing. “We, the united body of Christ, will not condone anyone who sheds the blood of another. The spilling of innocent blood brings a curse on the nation,” the statement read.
The committee also urged community members from Duk and Wanglei, particularly those in the diaspora, to cease using social media to incite violence. They called on their communities to give the church a chance to mediate, expressing their pain over the loss of lives and stressing the importance of peace and harmony for the future of South Sudan.
The statement was signed by prominent church leaders, including Rt. Rev. Paul Majok Anyang Padiet, Diocesan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Duk, and Rt. Rev. Abraham Duot Kuer, Bishop of the Anglican Church of South Sudan, Wanglei. Other signatories included Rt. Rev. Dr. Isaiah Majok Dau, retired overseer of the Pentecost Church in Wanglei, and Rt. Rev. Dr. Zachariah Manyok Biar, Diocesan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Wanglei. The leaders pledged to continue their mission of saving lives and standing against evil until their communities are free from violence.
