Golden Jubilee For Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference
In the 13 years under review the commission used the following;
a) Parliamentary Debates which were attended on a regular basis.
b) Directives from the Bishops' Conference
c) CCJPZ generated information (CCJPZ is a commission that has been
clustered together with the reporting commission. The diocesan coordinators
are the ones that operate on the grassroots of the office).
d) government's requests to the church on different aspects.
It is my understanding and belief that the report is not all that the commission has
done during the 13 years being reported on. On a disclaimer note, some of the
issues dealt with have been reported elsewhere because of the sensitivity of the
work. With the directive of the Conference, some issues remain in the domain of
Bishops themselves.
The period being reported on shall be said to have been full of sensitive issues,
these are elections and the issues that surrounds these elections, the role taken by
the church in trying to reconcile the fighting parties, the departure of the former
president and the coming into power of the new president, what the church did
on the international scene with regards to sanctions imposed on the country by
America, the crafting of the new constitution, constitutional courts on elections
since 2000, and the legitimacy of the current government etc.. It was a busy time
for the church and the office. Issues easy to report on are the formation of the
Catholic MPs forum, the involvement of MPs into the international scene, other
countries coming to learn from the office, participation in the writing of the
constitution, translation of the constitution, printing and dissermination of the
constitution, observation of elections, legal cases handled etc
2. Changes in the project context
2.1. General Conditions in the project setting
During the 13 years under review, there were huge changes that took place in the
political, economic, and social spheres of the project. Changes that took place
are as follows but not limited to the ones enumerated here;
a. Change on the Trajectory of the Country
This topic cannot be over discussed for it is as a result of many people and
organisations in the country. This result cannot be claimed by any individual
group or people because lobby and advocacy on the topic was done by many. It
will be folly for one to claim for this development as an individual because there
was the hand of God in the whole turn of events in this country. Most people had
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