Bishop Calls For Review Of Marriage Conditions
The Episcopal Church of Sudan is calling for the removal of unfair conditions set on marriage by community leaders. 24 July 2012 By Petia Suliman YEI, 24 July 2012 [Gurtong] – Bishop Hillary Luate of Yei Diocese has told Gurtong that young men and women cannot meet the marriage requirements Bishop Luate called upon the communities, churches and chiefs to discuss the issues of marriage, adding that ‘there is great need to discuss marriage requirements.’ “The youth are forced to cohabit while others commit suicide after losing on prospective partners”, he said. The Bishop said this has led to immoral practices such as illegal sex trade, eloping of young girls, rape and illegitimate children being born without parents. Some communities in South Sudan are required to pay dowries in hard currencies like US dollars making the poor communities vulnerable and unable to marry. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
