In a statement issued on April 16 by the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference (SSCBC), the bishops while expressing full support of the Vatican’s decision and solidarity with Bishop Carlassare, divulged that the Dicastery for the Evangelization of Peoples issued an interdict and suspension against Fr Machol in conformity with Canon 1370 §2 of the Code of Canon Law in May 2023 that was only made public on April 9, 2024.
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In a recent audience with 110 bishops, Pope Francis hailed Africa’s “human resources” and warned against corruption, ideology, and “tyrant bishops,” according to Bishop Christian Carlassare of Rumbek (South Sudan), an Italian missionary bishop.