Luanda, 22 September, 2025 / 4:17 pm (ACI Africa).
Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo has urged members of the Catholic Men Organisation (CMO) in the Southern African nation to be involved in the fight against societal vices, strengthen faith practice in their respective families, and exemplify integrity.
In his homily during a Thanksgiving Mass marking the 11th anniversary of the Movimento dos Esposos da Promaica (MEP) – Movement of Promaica Husbands, Archbishop Zeca said, “The battle against corruption must be seen as a moral and spiritual imperative, which begins within each family and extends to society at large.”
“The Church and apostolic movements have a decisive role in transforming Angolan society, starting from the authentic living out of the faith,” the Angolan Catholic Archbishop said during the September 20 event that was held at St. John the Baptist Parish of his Metropolitan See.
Archbishop Zeca further said, “We cannot pretend that nothing is wrong in the environment we live in. Corruption, lies, selfishness, and greed are wounds that strike at the heart of our society, and even many of us, members of the MEP. That is why it is urgent that each one of us, as a husband, as a father, as a Christian, be examples of integrity and fight against these practices.”
The Catholic Archbishop further said, “The transformation of society begins within the home, since the family is the fundamental cell of society. Where the wife is, there the husband should be; where the children are, there the parents should be. The family is the first battlefield against the forces that try to destroy Christian values. He who cannot live honesty and love in his own home will hardly be able to do so outside it.”
