Mugabe catches my hero, Archbishop Ncube, in flagrante delicto?!

Last Friday I wrote an article entitled Another plea from Archbishop of Bulawayo Pius Ncube (and me) for Zimbabwe. And in it I lamented the fact that – despite his moral and my political appeals over the years – no foreign government or international organization has accepted the categorical imperative to intervene in Zimbabwe to stop President Robert Mugabe from deliberately starving, displacing or murdering millions of his people.

Well, it seems Mugabe had had enough of my lauding this lowly bishop as his worthy foe. Because over the weekend, he ordered his secret police to publish – on the front page of his state-run newspaper – what appears to be incriminating photos they took of Bishop Ncube preparing to lay a carnal blessing on one of his married parishioners….

Alas, the plethora of e-mails I received over the past 48 hours suggest that the publication of these seedy pictures gave far too many Africans all they needed to reject Ncube’s criticisms of Mugabe and ridicule my support of Ncube. And, remarkably enough, among those who sent dismissive e-mails were Zimbabweans who claim they’ve been victimized by Mugabe.

Indeed, so blind is their righteous indignation that they did not see the update I posted to that Friday article in which I addressed this alleged exposé on Ncube. Therefore, below is a reprint of it for their and your edification.

But suffice it to know that, even if true, Ncube’s lusting after the flesh, no matter how indiscriminate, does not vindicate Mugabe; just as Martin Luther King’s extramarital affairs did not vindicate the white racists he challenged during the American Civil Rights Movement – as duly I proffered on page 2 of my latest book (a copy of which I invite you to order by following the links in the left side bar):

UPDATE: July 16

Reports out of Zimbabwe are that a local man has filed a Z$20 billion lawsuit against Archbishop Ncube for allegedly having an adulterous affair with his wife. (Incidentally, given the depths to which Zimbabwe’s economy has plummeted in recent years, that 20 billion converts to about 200 US dollars; well, not quite, but you get the point ….)

But Ncube has refused to dignify the allegation with a response. Although his supporters have denounced it as just another dirty trick by Mugabe to undermine his most formidable and fearless critic. Whatever the merit of this allegation, however, it does nothing to discredit Ncube’s condemnation of Mugabe’s genocidal leadership.

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