“Help your students to attain good values”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania to Teachers, Emphasizes Love

He continued, “Good formation and upbringing know no religion. To be human, does not depend on religion.”

He went on to emphasize the need to foster the value of human dignity among learners, saying the society needs this value and that “teachers have a huge role to play in society. We nurture and train leaders. Let us not forget that we have a great contribution to make.”

“Show love to your students. You don't know what will become of your students in the future; do good to those you teach,” the Tanzanian-born Catholic Bishop told the teachers, and added, “You have to be a good teacher.”

He continued, “As teachers, society sees us differently than ordinary people. As a teacher, society has uplifted you and if society has elevated you to the top, your life must be an example to others; it must be exemplary.”

“It is good to protect our status,” the 59-year-old Catholic Bishop, who was appointed Auxiliary Bishop for Dar-es-Salaam alongside Bishop Stephano Musomba said.

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He emphasized, “Do not let your status go down and become the same as the average person in society; do not let people look down on you because you do not respect yourself.”

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