THE Catholic Church says it will remain apolitical and won’t it weigh behind any candidate vying for any political office especially the office of the President.
The Secretary-General, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Very Rev. Fr. Zacharia Samjumi, made this known at a media parley in Abuja, today.
He, however, frowned at the impression that politics is dirty and should be left for dirty people is wrong and should be corrected.
He said: “That impression is very wrong and should be corrected. We need to start getting people to know that politics is not a ‘dirty’ game neither is it a ‘do or die’ affair as had been believed over the years. We always use every available opportunity to encourage our people to go into politics, cleanse the system, and thereafter participate in the process of choosing political leaders.
“Joining people that believe that politics is a ‘dirty’ game and abandoning the process is disastrous decision for individuals and the church. It means that ‘dirty’ people would take advantage of the vacuum to occupy the offices and start taking decision for me and you that claimed to be ‘clean’ and educated.
“As the general elections fast approaches, many people have solicited the official support of the Catholic church for their political ambition, but we often pray for them and wish them well in their political journey. That has been our position.”
