COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says a sermon is supposed to leave some people feeling uncomfortable. On Sunday, Fr Anthony Salangeta questioned what GDP graphs meant to a person in Misisi and Jack compounds, saying what mattered for those people was nshima. But on Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Mtolo Phiri cautioned Fr Salangeta against making such statements, saying government would not take his comment as the church’s universal position because there hadn’t been any such official communication from the Catholic church. Commenting on this in an interview, Fr Chikoya said the church was not called to preach a sugarcoated message. “So overall, we want a Zambia where everyone, including the poorest of the poorest can afford...

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