From Zimbabwe-
The Anglican’s St Luke Church in Rhodesville has been sealed off by riot police following violent clashes between a faction belonging to excommunicated Harare Bishop Nolbert Kunonga and the one belonging to the official Bishop of the Diocese Chad Gandiya.
Rhodesville Avenue, which leads to the Church has also been cordoned off and motorists are no longer allowed to drive through.
For several months now, the rival parishioners have been violently clashing during church services despite the presence of dozens of riot police deployed to maintain order.
A police spokesman told The Zimdiaspora that the police have now decided to indefinitely shut down St Luke’s church until order is restored in the church.
“We have discovered that as the police we are being used to fight Kunonga’s personal battles. We have closed this church and no one is allowed to enter the church every Sunday until sanity prevails,” he said.
A member of St Luke’s church said many Anglican parishioners were now attending Sunday service at the nearby Roman Catholic Church as they were tired of the infighting within the church.
“This is no longer religion. The Anglican church is now a laughing stock of the country because of these unending fights. Kunonga and his politics must just go and leave us in peace,” he said.
Police have been biased in favour of Kunonga who is a staunch supporter of President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF. The police have allowed Kunonga’s supporters to attack rival parishioners.
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