
By: Robin Murray-o'hair
Re: Anglicans in Rwanda

ANGLICAN BISHOPS ACCUSED OF COMPLICITY IN GENOCIDE

Protestors name bishops involved; Archbishop of Canterbury
admits failure of church during massacres in Rwanda.

     Following the killing of the president of Rwanda in
April 1994, the country was rent with civil war and at least
500,000 persons were murdered. Now some in that country are
accusing bishops, priests, and lay members of the Eglise
Episcopale du Rwanda of participating in the genocidal campaigns.

     During a visit to Rwanda from May 9 to May 13,
Archbishop of Canterbury acknowledged some blame on the part of
the Episcopal church, stating that "The church in Rwanda lost an
opportunity to be prophetic during the genocide. The church
should have been calling out for justice but by and large its
voice was silent." During his visit, protesters waved placards
naming bishops they claimed were involved in the massacres. Among
those named was Augustin Nshamihigo, archbishop of Kigali, who is
currently living in exile in Nairobi.

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