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DRC Catholic church calls for citizens to enlist and vote

DRC Catholic church calls for citizens to enlist and vote

PAUL LORGERIE HALF way through his homily, Father Victor Ntambwe brandished his voter card in front of the congregation in Saint Charles Lwanga church in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital. With presidential elections just months away, he had an earthly message to deliver alongside the psalms and the sermon. He told the worshippers to follow his lead, hold up their cards and show they had registered. "If we do not register to vote, we will have the authorities we deserve, but if we enlist and vote, we can hold them to account," he told Reuters after Sunday's service. Democratic…
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