Its easy to criticize Catholic Priests when they fall, but not many recognize the exemplary sacrifice of most of them who abandon the good things of life for their missionary work in hostile situations, places and environment. The Catholic system may not be totally perfect, but one thing has kept them going through ages, decades and generations.
Their Priests are trained for long suffering. They still hold the torch of the Great Commission to spread the gospel to the remotest place, bringing the message of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the lowest, afflicted and less privileged persons in the society.
Their Priests are exceptional. They do not abandon a people in war, epidemic, adversity or despondency. They commune with them. They drink their water. Eat their food. Stay in their remote areas. They commune and live with the poorest, lowly placed and down trodden in the society.
They console the people. Answer calls to pray for their faithful at their dying moment. They stay with their flock in sickness and tribulations. They bury their dead and console their survivors, give them comfort. They visit their members in their huts, bushes and thatch houses. They Counsel them and encourage them to survive through the hardest situations.
They share their grieve and their Burden. They speak their language And mingle with them in their culture.
These pictures below likely from Nigeria's war ravaged northeast exemplify some of the harsh conditions most Priests undertake in pursuance of their calling into the Great Commission. The sacrifice is far reaching.
I doff my hat for these great Men of God who do not abandon their flock in war or total displacement.
God Bless Them. [Source: African Catholics Growing Together]
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