Zimbabwean prominent Church leader, Bishop Mananga Support ZANU PF dictatorship

Bishop Manhanga is a leader of Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe an umbrella body of Zimbabwean Churches. Manhanga is also part of the Ecumenical Peace Initiative. Arch Bishop Pius Ncube said, “Some of the church leaders in the Ecumenical Peace Initiative, in addition to Bishop Kunonga, had been given farms and money by Mugabe to ..."
Below l have quoted words of Bishop Manhanga. You shall know them by their words. At times words betray the heart.

“As the Church, we are for legitimate political authority; we do not subscribe to unconstitutional means to remove legitimate authority…” Bishop Manhanga

According to Bishop Manhanga ZANU PF is a legitimate authority. This is pervasion of reality. Mugabe's ZANU PF came to power through a vicious communist war against Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesian Front government. In March 2002 ZANU PF rigged presidential elections. Any government that rigs elections is not legitimate. When tyranny like ZANU PF rigs elections they is nothing like constitution when considering removing them. The Zimbabwean constitution does not provide for removal of tyranny. Tyranny knows that it doesn’t have legitimacy therefore will not give you room to remove it through elections. Mugabe is the one violating the Zimbabwean constitution by rigging elections and murdering innocent people. Bishop Manhanga is applying the laws selectively and wrongly to chain the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) from its God given responsibility to remove ZANU PF tyranny.

“We can pride ourselves that we have never failed to hold elections in accordance with our constitution…” Bishop Manhanga

Zimbabwean elections are characterised by rigging, intimidation of the electorate and state condoned violence. It’s a shock for me to hear Bishop Manhanga saying elections were held in accordance with our constitution. Which elections is Bishop Manhanga talking about? The election results of several constituences were challenged by the MDC in courts and many ZANU PF election victories were reversed or declared null and void due to massive rigging.

Bishop Manhanga does not condemn Mugabe’s ZANU PF for violence. He is just evasive with truth. It must be made clear that ZANU PF is a government of violence. Mugabe publicly declared that some had degrees in Agriculture but he had degrees in violence. And Bishop Manhanga does not condemn this as ungodly and open violation of Romans 13, which gives the state authority to rule.

Bishop Manhanga (just like an Anglican Bishop Kunonga who grabbed a farm) is a fake Bishop who is preparing Zimbabwe for more slavery. Bishops are servants of God and have a Scriptural obligation to feed and protect the sheep. But now Bishop Manhanga is running with the wolf to devour the sheep.

Bishop Manhanga wants Zimbabweans to accept rigged elections, and Mugabe ZANU PF rule. Elections determine whether a leader has consent of the people. Mugabe doesn’t have because he rigs elections, starve, torture and murder political enemies or dissenters. For Bishop Manhanga to tell Zimbabweans to accept Mugabe’s rule is wicked.

Bishop Manhanga affirms that Christians who went to attend the SAVE ZIMBABWE Prayer meeting on 11 March 2007 were violent. It is well known that police went and attack people who were exercising their constitutional right, freedom of association and assembly. Gift Tandare was shot dead by the police. MDC leaders, Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara were arrested and tortured. When these opposition leaders were taken to court there was no charge made, this further proves their innocence.

Mugabe ZANU PF government has tortured tens of thousand of Zimbabweans. Human rights organisations have documented more than 1 million case of human rights abuses by state agencies. Independent Newspapers have been bombed and banned. Independent journalists have been arrested, tortured and some killed. Homes of more than 700 000 MDC supporters have been bulldozed during the June 2005 ‘Operation Murambatsvina’. Churches have been razed to ground. Relief aid to the poor has been banned. Overnight police raided several Churches in Bulawayo and Harare that helped the poor.

There are so many evils that Mugabe ZANU PF is doing. In 1983 ZANU PF committed genocide that exterminated more than 40 000 Ndebele speaking people. In face of all this state wickedness Bishop Manhanga support Mugabe. A true Church leader would not even want to talk to Mugabe or ZANU PF leaders. But Bishop Manhanga even goes for lunch with these wicked rulers.

Bishop Manhanga is a prophet of Mugabe. Zimbabwean Christians need to do much including praying Psalms of Justice against such Church leaders. Manhanga is doing much harm to the Church and nation. It will be good if God remove him soon from the pulpit.

How good would it be if prominent Church leaders like Manhanga were preaching the pure gospel: That Mugabe’s tyranny is a mark to show that Zimbabwe as a nation has sinned against God. These fake Church leaders are so cunning and prepared to go to Hell with the devil. The Bible has made it clear that the beast (wicked state) shall have support of the Church. No wonder Bishop Manhanga supports Mugabe.

Majority of Zimbabwean Church leaders have turned away from speaking truth about the suffering in Zimbabwe. Make the plight of Zimbabweans known in your area. Pray that God raise new Church leaders in Zimbabwe to preach the Gospel of Repentance and Forgiveness of sins.

God lead us not into temptation! God help Zimbabwe. Amen! For more on corruption of the Zimbabwean Church click http://forjustice.atspace.org/mogabe.html , http://forjustice.atspace.org/fake.html

Collen Makumbirofa
Foundation of Reason & Justice
http://forjustice.atspace.org