As the faithful of the larger Catholic Church in Sudan and South Sudan come to terms with the news of the death of Bishop Macram Max Gassis M.C.C.I., emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of El Obeid, many eulogize the prelate as a great human rights defender and an erudite administrator.
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Bishop Kussala was referencing the protracted civil conflict in South Sudan compounded by economic woes and drought, which according to Mercy Corps, a global humanitarian organization, has caused massive displacement, raging violence and dire food shortages with over seven million people, about two-thirds of the population, in need of humanitarian aid.