{"id":6222,"date":"2024-07-07T21:25:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T21:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/st-monica-widows-a-catholic-apostolate-to-reduce-polygamy-in-kenya\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T21:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T21:25:53","slug":"st-monica-widows-a-catholic-apostolate-to-reduce-polygamy-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/st-monica-widows-a-catholic-apostolate-to-reduce-polygamy-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Vi\u00favas de Santa M\u00f3nica: um apostolado cat\u00f3lico para reduzir a poligamia no Qu\u00e9nia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/258198\/st-monica-widows-a-catholic-apostolate-to-reduce-polygamy-in-kenya\">Fonte <\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;margin-bottom: 25px\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/widows.jpg?quality=80&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"display: block;margin: auto;max-width: 100%\" \/><br \/>\n  <span style=\"text-align: right;font-style: italic\">The Archdiocese of Kisumu has formed a group called \u201cSt. Monica Widows\u201d for women who have lost their husbands \u201cbecause the other option is they are inherited\u201d by a male relative of the deceased husband, Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba said. \/ Credit: \u201cEWTN News in Depth\u201d\/Screenshot<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 7, 2024 \/ 07:00 am (CNA).<\/p>\n<p>An archbishop in Kenya explained to EWTN News the purpose of the Catholic apostolate \u201cSt. Monica Widows,\u201d an initiative that aims to reduce the practice of polygamy in the African country, one of the challenges to evangelization in that nation.<\/p>\n<p>The archbishop of Kisumu in Kenya, Maurice Muhatia Makumba,<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VoaEG-6shQQ\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> discussed the project <\/a>with EWTN News correspondent Colm Flynn as part of a wide-ranging \u201cEWTN News In Depth\u201d report on the state of the Catholic Church in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Church in Kenya continues to grow, and the Archdiocese of Kisumu is nearing the celebration of the 100th anniversary of its founding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFaith is growing very fast in Africa, in Kenya. For example, we have a crisis of vocations,\u201d Muhatia Makumba said. \u201cWe have more candidates than places where they can go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s our crisis,\u201d the archbishop said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo many,\u201d Flynn interjected, confirming what he heard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, not too many, very many,\u201d Muhatia Makumba corrected with a smile.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mx-auto\" style=\"width:100%\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/makumba.jpg?quality=80&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"img-fluid\" style=\"null\" alt=\"The archbishop of Kisumu in Kenya, Maurice Muhatia Makumba, is himself the son of a man who had two wives. Credit: &quot;EWTN News in Depth&quot;\/Screenshot\"><figcaption class=\"caption text-muted\">The archbishop of Kisumu in Kenya, Maurice Muhatia Makumba, is himself the son of a man who had two wives. Credit: \u201cEWTN News in Depth\u201d\/Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Evangelization and the challenge of polygamy&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cToday, faith in Kenya faces many challenges. Some are internal, others external. People, especially young people, are increasingly exposed to what is happening in other parts of the world,\u201d the archbishop noted.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding local challenges, the prelate told Flynn that \u201cpolygamy is a serious challenge to the sacrament of marriage\u201d and can be an obstacle in the preaching of the Gospel.<\/p>\n<p>Muhatia Makumba is himself the son of a man who had two wives, the child of the first wife, so he better understands this reality of Kenyan culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In response to the challenge of polygamy, the prelate said the Archdiocese of Kisumu has formed \u201ca group called \u2018St. Monica Widows\u2019\u201d for women who have lost their husbands \u201cbecause the other option is they are inherited\u201d by a male relative of the deceased husband.<\/p>\n<p>Muhatia Makumba explained that in Kenya \u201cinheritance necessarily means polygamy. There is no other way of looking at it,\u201d the prelate said.\u00a0It presents a serious challenge that the Church is seeking to overcome, he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause by forming this group of St. Monica Widows, more and more ladies are opting to join this particular group and refuse to be inherited. It is a very big challenge. Some are ostracized by their communities because of this. Some are rejected. Some lose all their inheritance because of that. They have no access to the property left behind by the husband,\u201d the archbishop explained.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding a polygamous man who converts to the Catholic faith, the archbishop said that he continues to provide for the family but \u201cthe personal relationship between himself and [the other wife] is not there. Now he lives only with the first wife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Esta hist\u00f3ria <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aciprensa.com\/noticias\/105165\/viudas-de-santa-monica-apostolado-catolico-para-luchar-contra-poligamia-en-kenia\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>foi publicada pela primeira vez<\/em><\/a><em> por ACI Prensa, parceiro de not\u00edcias em espanhol da CNA. Foi traduzido e adaptado pela CNA.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Source The Archdiocese of Kisumu has formed a group called \u201cSt. Monica Widows\u201d for women who have lost their husbands \u201cbecause the other option is they are inherited\u201d by a male relative of the deceased husband, Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba said. \/ Credit: \u201cEWTN News in Depth\u201d\/Screenshot ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 7, 2024 \/ [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-6222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720387556_widows.jpg?fit=1600%2C1008&quality=80&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77142,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/archbishop-ronald-hicks-takes-helm-of-archdiocese-of-new-york\/","url_meta":{"origin":6222,"position":0},"title":"Archbishop Ronald Hicks takes helm of Archdiocese of New York","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Abril 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"New York Catholics enjoyed an in-door moment of spiritual warmth, during an extreme cold spell in the region, with the installation mass of Archbishop Ronald Hicks on February 6. 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