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African Way of the Cross

African Way of the Cross


Author Country :Tanzania
Genre Type :Parable
Location :
Year of Publication :0/
Publication :
Sub Theme :AIDS, Death, Inculturation, Jesus Christ, Suffering/
Author Name :Father Joseph G. Healey, M.M./
Author City :Dar es Salaam
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1st Station: "Jesus is Condemned to Death."
Theme: Apartheid, Detention without Trial, Discrimination, Favoritism,
Violations of Human Rights, Hypocrisy, Injustice, Torture, Tribalism, Ethnic
Cleansing, Genocide, and Unfair Trials.

2nd Station: "Jesus Takes Up His Cross."
Theme: Hunger, Famine, Drought, Dirty Water, and Floods.

3rd Station: "Jesus Falls the First Time."
Theme: Sin Especially Breaking the Ten Commandments.

4th Station: "Jesus Meets His Mother."
Theme: Family Problems, Wife beating, Polygamy, Unwanted Pregnancies, Unwanted
Orphans, Discord, Hatred, Holding Grudges, In fighting, and Jealousy.

5th Station: "Simon of Cyrene Takes up the Cross of Jesus."
Theme: Laziness, Selfishness, Difficulties in Traveling, and Dangerous Driving.

6th Station: "Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus."
Theme: Sickness (especially AIDS, Dehydration, Malaria, Malnutrition, and
Tuberculosis), Ignorance About Health, and Scarcity of Medicine and Health Care.

7th Station: "Jesus Falls the Second Time."
Theme: Drunkenness and Witchcraft.

8th Station: "The Women of Jerusalem Weep for Jesus."
Theme: Lying and Deceit.

9th Station: "Jesus Falls the Third Time."
Theme: Blackmail, Bribery, Corruption, Fraud, Graft, Smuggling, Inflated Prices,
High Rent, Low Wages, Lack of Jobs, IMF and SAP Regulations, and the External
Debt Crisis.

10th Station: "Jesus is Stripped of His Garments."
Theme: Poverty, Nakedness, and the Plight of Refugees, Displaced People, and
Street Children.

11th Station: "Jesus is Nailed to the Cross."
Theme: Political Dictatorships, Military Oppression, Civil War, and Nuclear
Weapons.

12th Station: "Jesus Dies on the Cross."
Theme: Accidental Deaths and High Children Mortality.

13th Station: "Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross."
Theme: Backbiting, Calumny, Contempt, False Rumors, Gossip, and Insults.

14th Station: "Jesus is Laid in the Tomb."
Theme: Sadness, Despair, Inadequate Housing, and Unjust Land Distribution.

15th Station: "The Resurrection of Jesus Christ."
Theme: Jesus Christ (called “Victor Over Death” in African Languages) Overcomes
Death and Brings the Joy and Hope of Everlasting Life.


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