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African Anglican Bishops Support Mugabe
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - African Anglican bishops have issued a message to Zimbabweans that was broadly supportive of the government, sharply contrasting with an earlier call from Catholic leaders for President Robert Mugabe to step down.

An Anglican pastoral letter released to coincide with this week's independence celebrations acknowledged Zimbabwe's economic crisis "rendered the ordinary Zimbabwean unable to make ends meet."
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The 14 Anglican bishops blamed the worsening plight of poor Zimbabweans largely on Western economic sanctions. "So-called targeted sanctions aimed at the leadership of the country have affected the poor Zimbabweans who have borne the brunt of sanctions," the bishops said after a meeting of the central African Episcopal Synod.

The Anglican church has been traditionally muted in its criticism of the government, with its leaders generally toeing the ruling party line. Prominent among the signatories to Friday's Anglican letter was Harare Bishop Nolbert Kunonga, frequently praised in the state media for his "progressive sentiment." Kunonga has denounced some black clergy as "Uncle Toms" and puppets of whites and Britain and the United States for their criticism of Mugabe.
Posted by: Steve White 2007-04-21
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