December 30, 2020
The new chief clergyman of the Roman Catholic church in Barbados – the first native-born in the faith’s near 400-year history here – has called for answers to deeper questions on the nature of crime and violence in the country.
Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Bridgetown Neil Scantlebury said on Tuesday that while prayer is important, the church must also work with the judicial system to address underlying issues affecting the perpetrators of crime.
He declared: “We pray for a better environment, a better Barbados, and it is going to happen, it is happening, but we also have to do our part. Prayer is one part, but we also need to do practical things to help people to be better.