MHLAWUMBI bubusika nje obuncinci, kwaye ke wonke umntu ungaphandle endaweni yokulandela iindaba. Kodwa kuye kwakho imixholo ephazamisayo elizweni engakhange ibethe rhabaxa. Kwaye okwangoku, banako ukuphembelela olu hlanga kwizizukulwana ezizayo:
- Kule veki, iingcali zilumkisa a "ubhubhane ofihliweyo" njengokuba izifo ezidluliselwa ngeentlobano zesini eKhanada ziye zaqhushumisa kule minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo. Ngeli xesha iNkundla ePhakamileyo yaseKhanada lawula ukuba imibhiyozo yoluntu kwiiklabhu zesini zamkelekile kuluntu "olunyamezelayo" eluntwini lwaseCanada.
- Isifundo esitsha esi-odolwe ziiNkululeko kwiCandelo laseKhanada lezoBulungisa laseCanada licebise ukuba iCanada uyilahle imithetho yayo ethintela isithembu. (Ukuba iNkundla ePhakamileyo yawuchaza ngokutsha umtshato ngokubetha usiba, bangaphinda bayenze kwakhona.) Utshilo umbhali ophambili isifundo, U-Martha Bailey, “Kutheni le nto ulwaphulo mthetho luziphatha nje? Asikophuli mthetho. Ngenxa yokuba sinentlalo evumelekileyo, kutheni le nto sikhetha le ndlela yokuziphatha?
Singabavumeli kangakanani?
- Umphathiswa wangoku wezoBulungisa ubonakala ekulungele ngokusemthethweni ukwenza "isigunyaziso". Ngelixa umthetho oyilwayo wokumisela ngokusemthethweni ukuzibulala eCanada (uBill C-407) awuzange uphumelele ukuwa okokugqibela, ngaphakathi imemo evuzayo kuMphathiswa wezoBulungisa kwezeNkululeko u-Irwin Cotler utyhila ukuba anganomdla kwimithetho engqongqo ngakumbi.
- Inkulumbuso uPaul Martin, ukuba uphinde wonyulwa, utsho wayeya kususa igatya elibizwa ngokuba "nangona kunjalo", lisusa isakhono sepalamente sokugweba izigqibo zenkundla ezithandabuzekayo. Kukujika okupheleleyo kukaMartin oye kwiinyanga nje ezidlulileyo wathi uzimisele ukusebenzisa eli gatya ukukhusela abefundisi ekubeni benze imitshato yabantu besini esinye. Olu tshintsho aluzukushiya kuphela abefundisi bengaxolelwa, koko luya kujongela phantsi idemokhrasi ezandleni zejaji yomzabalazo.
Kodwa mhlawumbi esona sihloko sothusayo yile nqaku: "Kutheni iCawa yamaKatolika eleleyo ifuna ukuvuka". Kubonakala kum ukuba, ngaphandle kwabefundisi abambalwa kunye nabantu abambalwa apha okanye phaya, iCawa yamaKhatholika yaseCanada izolile. Kuthe cwaka ngamatye. Singaba yiyo njani? Ikwagxininisa mhlawumbi eyona ngxaki inkulu kwilizwe lethu: ukuthula kwenkokeli yokuziphatha.
Kwisithuba seminyaka elishumi okanye emibini kuphela, iCanada iyishiyile msinya imigaqo-nkqubo yamaJuda-yobuKristu endaweni yomgaqo "wokunyamezelana." Ngoku, uluntu lubambekile kolu loyiko lungaqhelekanga lokubonwa "unganyamezeli". Ngenxa yoko, abapolitiki bakhetha ukuthetha ngezempilo kunokuwohloka kokuziphatha; Ootata bakhetha ukubukela umabonwakude kunokuthandaza nabantwana babo; kwaye abefundisi bakhetha ukuyiphepha impikiswano kunokuba bathethe inyani. Ke ngoko, iintsana zethu ziyaqhubeka nokuqhomfa, iintsapho zethu kunye nezikolo zamaKatolika ziyaqhubeka nokuziphatha, kwaye ezopolitiko zethu kunye neenkundla ziyaqhubeka nokukhulula intlalo, intambo.
Kukho imiba ebaluleke kolu nyulo kunokusikwa kwetax kunye nokhathalelo lwempilo. Imbali ibonakalise kaninzi ukuba izizwe ezichumileyo ziyawohloka xa isiseko sokuziphatha siwohloka. Siqhuba kakuhle.
Eli ayiloxesha lokuba iBandla lihlale njengombukeli onwabileyo. Umsebenzi wokuhambisa ivangeli ubaluleke kakhulu kunangaphambili. Imiphefumlo iyalahleka; ulutsha alunamalusi; kwaye abathembekileyo bakhubazekile sisiphithiphithi – ngalo lonke elixa iijaji, amaqela okuphembelela, kunye nabezopolitiko abangashukumiyo babumba ikamva kwakhona.
UBilly Graham ukhe wathi iCawa yamaKatolika sisigantsontso esileleyo malunga nokuvuka. Ulele ebuthongweni obukhulu kakhulu. Kufuneka sithandaze ukuba uMoya oyiNgcwele umvuse. Kwaye nangokunjalo.
