Zimbabwe seeks Vatican’s stand on bishops’ criticism

Zimbabwe’s government has reached out to Vatican representative archbishop Marek Zalewski, to seek clarification on criticism by catholic bishops.

The bishops recently released a pastoral letter highlighting corruption, poverty and human rights abuses in the country.

They called for an urgent resolution to the country’s economic and political challenges.

Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says the government wants to know if the bishops spoke on behalf of Vatican.

The government had condemned the pastoral letter, accusing the bishops of joining groups seeking to manufacture crises.