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Lay Papuans turn against Indonesian Church 'sellout'


There was a box in front of them and they were holding up posters appealing for donations.
One thousand rupiah for Bishop Mandagi, the posters said, referring to Archbishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi of Merauke.
However, their effort was not in support of the bishop; it was a sarcastic stunt criticizing Archbishop Mandagi.
The local Church is set to receive billions of rupiah after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a controversial palm oil company, PT Tunas Sawa Erma, part of the Korindo Group. The funds raised will be presented to the Diocese of Merauke.
The archbishop shouldn t be cooperating with this firm. It s scandalous that the Church conspires with a company that has brought suffering to Papua, Waine told UCA News. ....

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