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Kikwete Salutes new Pope

PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has sent congratulatory message to newly elected Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis. “Your election is a vivid testimony of faith, trust and honour the Roman Catholic Church has on you.

The history behind you of love, care and sympathy to the disadvantaged gives the people around the world, being Catholics or not a reason to celebrate your nomination,” Mr Kikwete said in the message.

Vatican and Tanzania cherished long cooperation relations and President Kikwete assured Pope Francis of continued cooperation, expressing hope that it would grow stronger under the new leadership.

Meanwhile, His Eminence, Bishop Telesphor Mkude of the Roman Catholic Church Diocese of Morogoro has commended President Kikwete for well-regarded national leadership. Speaking at a fund raising ceremony held on Thursday night at the TPDF Magadu Officer’s Mess on the outskirts of Morogoro town to enhance establishment of Kigurunyembe congregation, Bishop Mkude said Mr Kikwete’s presence proved love and good care to the people of Tanzania. “Thank you for true love and care to us (Tanzanians),” he said.

The cleric also appealed to the government to act tough against few elements targeting churches by setting them ablaze, saying that the retrogressive attempt undermined efforts and resources committed to put up the expensive structures.

“Mr President in your January end-of-month national address you insisted that co-existence and religious tolerance has become part of the culture among Tanzanians. We should not allow few individuals to disrupt this philosophy,” he said. The fund raising ceremony was intended to collect 200m/- but pledges and cash collected amounted to 225m/- with 73m/- cash at hand.

SOURCE http://m.dailynews.co.tz

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