MHLAWUMBE Ubusika nje obumnandi, ngakho-ke wonke umuntu ungaphandle esikhundleni sokulandela izindaba. Kepha kube nezihloko ezisematheni ezikhathazayo ezweni ezingakaze zishaye uphaphe. Futhi nokho, banamandla okuthonya lesi sizwe ezizukulwaneni ezizayo:
- Kuleli sonto, ochwepheshe baxwayisa nge "ubhadane olufihliwe" njengoba izifo zocansi eCanada ziqhume eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Lokhu ngenkathi iNkantolo Ephakeme YaseCanada wabusa ukuthi imibuthano yomphakathi emaqenjini ezocansi ayamukeleka emphakathini waseCanada "obekezelayo".
- Ucwaningo olusha oluyalwe ngabakwaLiberals beCanada Federal Justice Department luncome ukuthi iCanada ichithe imithetho yayo evimbela isithembu. (Uma iNkantolo Ephakeme iwuchaze kabusha umshado ngokushaya ngepeni, ngokuqinisekile bangawenza futhi.) Kusho umlobi ophambili wencwadi cwaningo, u-Martha Bailey, “Kungani ukwenza kube ubugebengu ukuziphatha? Asikwenzi kube yicala ukuphinga. Uma sibheka iqiniso lokuthi sinomphakathi oyekelelayo, kungani sibeka lolu hlobo lokuziphatha njengobugebengu?”
Siyekelela kangakanani?
- UNgqongqoshe Wezobulungiswa wamanje ubonakala ezimisele kakhulu ukwenza "i-euthanasia" ibe semthethweni. Ngenkathi umthethosivivinywa wokugunyaza ukuzibulala ngokusemthethweni eCanada (Bill C-407) ungakaze udlule ngekwindla edlule, umthetho wangaphakathi. iputshuke imemo evela kuNgqongqoshe Wezobulungiswa Benkululeko u-Irwin Cotler wembula ukuthi angaba nentshisekelo kumthetho "oqinile".
- UNdunankulu uPaul Martin, uma eqokwa kabusha, uthi wayezosusa lesi sigatshana esibizwa ngokuthi "noma kunjalo", sisusa ngempumelelo iphalamende ikhono lokuchitha izinqumo zenkantolo ezingabazekayo. Sekuwukuphenduka okuphelele kuMartin okuthe ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule wathi uzimisele ukusebenzisa lesi sigatshana ukuze avikele abefundisi ekutheni bashadise abantu bobulili obufanayo. Lolu shintsho ngeke lushiye abefundisi bezwakala, kodwa luzophinde ludicilele phansi intando yeningi ezandleni zamajaji ayisishoshovu.
Kodwa mhlawumbe isihloko esishaqisayo yileso salesi sihloko: "Kungani Isonto LamaKatolika Elilele Lidinga Ukuvuka". Kimina kubonakala sengathi, ngaphandle kwedlanzana labefundisi namakholwa ambalwa lapha noma laphaya, iSonto LamaKatolika laseCanada lithule. Stone athule. Singaba kanjani? Kugcizelela mhlawumbe inkinga enkulu kunazo zonke ezweni lethu: ukuthula kobuholi bokuziphatha.
Phakathi neminyaka eyishumi noma amabili kuphela, iCanada iye yazilahla ngokushesha izimiso zayo zobuJuda-Christian ukuze ithole isimiso esingaqondakali "sokubekezela." Manje, abantu abaningi babanjwe yilolu valo oluyinqaba lokubonwa “njengabangabekezeleli”. Ngenxa yalokho, abezombangazwe bangancamela ukukhuluma ngokunakekelwa kwempilo kunokuwohloka kokuziphatha; obaba bangamane babukele i-TV kunokuthandaza nezingane zabo; futhi abefundisi bakhetha ukugwema izingxabano kunokukhuluma iqiniso. Ngakho-ke, izingane zethu ziyaqhubeka nokuhushulwa, imindeni yethu nezikole zamaKhatholika ziyaqhubeka nokungakholwa, futhi osopolitiki bethu nezinkantolo ziyaqhubeka nokuhlakaza inkundla yezenhlalo, intambo ngentambo.
Kunezindaba ezibaluleke kakhulu kulolu khetho kunokwehliswa kwentela nokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Umlando uye wabonisa ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi izizwe eziphumelelayo ziyawohloka lapho isisekelo sokuziphatha siwohloka. Siyaqhubeka.
Lesi akusona isikhathi sokuba iBandla lihlale njengesibukeli esizithele ngabandayo. Umsebenzi wobuvangeli ubucayi kakhulu kunakuqala. Imiphefumulo iyalahleka; abasha kabanalusi; futhi abathembekile bakhubazwe ukudideka—ngaso sonke isikhathi amajaji, amaqembu anxusa, nosopolitiki abangenangqondo balolonga kabusha ikusasa.
UBilly Graham wake wathi iBandla lamaKhatholika liyisiqhwaga esilele esizovuka. Usebuthongweni obukhulu impela. Sidinga ukukhuleka uMoya oNgcwele amvuse. Njalo njalo.
