{"id":14510,"date":"2016-03-08T02:59:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T02:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=14510"},"modified":"2016-03-08T16:40:21","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T16:40:21","slug":"congo-priest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/congo-priest","title":{"rendered":"A Congolese Priest Steps Down Over\u00a0Racial Slurs And Death Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Father Ndjimbi-Tshiende had been preaching since 2012 in Zorneding,\u00a0<\/span>a small town of approximately 9,000 inhabitants in the Bavaria district, 20 kilometers east of Munich.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Racial tensions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lately, Germany has been struggling to hold 1.1 million migrants. This has brought out a lot of racial tensions within the country. A few political parties, such as the conservative Christian Social Union of Bavaria, have been preaching anti-immigration policies. In an article published by the party\u2019s local paper, CSU chairman Sylvia Boher claimed that Bavaria was being \u201coverrun\u201d by \u201cinvaders.\u201d She also accused asylum seekers from the East African nation Eritrea of trying to escape their military service.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14511\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/image-adapt_-990-high_-asylum_seeker_germany_pegida-1434328875159-e1440527246751-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/image-adapt_-990-high_-asylum_seeker_germany_pegida-1434328875159-e1440527246751-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/image-adapt_-990-high_-asylum_seeker_germany_pegida-1434328875159-e1440527246751-1-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/image-adapt_-990-high_-asylum_seeker_germany_pegida-1434328875159-e1440527246751-1-85x53.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.barenakedislam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/image.adapt_.990.high_.asylum_seeker_germany_pegida.1434328875159-e1440527246751.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Attacked by politicians <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The trouble began for the priest in late 2015 when Father Ndjimbi-Tshiende called out Boher\u2019s article. He stood up for the migrants and urged local politicians to live up to their Christian duty. CSU deputy chairman Johann Haindl fired back at Ndjimbi-Tshiende, telling him to restrain himself and called him &#8220;unser Neger.\u201d This is a racially insensitive term for black people in Germany. It is similar to the word \u201cNegro\u201d in English. Both Haindl and Boher received backlash for their statements and were forced to resign from their positions within the party. But the damage had already been done. Tshiende became a target for racism and threats, and the small town was full of tension and drama.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14512\" style=\"width: 707px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/b89a4b954dc3266b3d32bc481eda3705cbf1a573.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"707\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/b89a4b954dc3266b3d32bc481eda3705cbf1a573.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/b89a4b954dc3266b3d32bc481eda3705cbf1a573-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/b89a4b954dc3266b3d32bc481eda3705cbf1a573-85x64.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/img\/1\/0\/4\/8\/0\/9\/3\/i\/2\/8\/6\/p-large\/b89a4b954dc3266b3d32bc481eda3705cbf1a573.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Enduring months of abuse<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The priest received five anonymous death threats. He also faced verbal abuse in public. The Munich daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported that someone yelled out &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">after the evening mass, you&#8217;re done for<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d He received an anonymous postcard saying &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to Auschwitz.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d Deputy mayor of the Social Democratic Party Bianka Poschenrieder said that a townsperson once told her Ndjimbi-Tshiende would not be in the community for too long. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;It sounded a lot like a threat,&#8221; she said. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By March, Ndjimbi-Tshiende could not take it\u00a0any more and announced he was leaving the town. The Archdiocese of Munich <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erzbistum-muenchen.de\/Page006352_29099.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">released a statement asking everyone to the fact respect <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that Father Ndjimbi-Tshiende does not want to speak to the media. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;The situation was very burdensome for him, yet he looks back without bitterness at his time in Zorneding,\u201d the statement said. \u201cHe was well received and friendly in the town in 2012, have made many friends and was well received by the faithful. He knew that many regretted his departure. At the same time he hoped that all understanding of his decision. Ndjimbi-Tshiende said he looks forward now and looking forward to the front of him priestly ministry in a new place. In the center stand for him, the Church of Jesus Christ to serve.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14513\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/congo.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/congo.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/congo-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/congo-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nnuya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Congo.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/these-5-stories-will-restore-your-faith-in-humanity\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0These 5 Stories Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congo-born priest Olivier Ndjimbi-Tshiende, age 66, has resigned from his position due to racial slurs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":14513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Congolese Priest Steps Down Over\u00a0Racial Slurs And Death Threats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Father Ndjimbi-Tshiende had been preaching in Zorneding.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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