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CNA STAFF, Feb 22, 2013 \/ 04:08 pm (CNA<\/a>).- The bishops of Tanzania called on the local people to work and pray for peace after the recent murder of Father Evarist Mushi on the island of Zanzibar.<\/p>\n

\tBishop Tarsisius Ngalalekumtwa, president of the Bishops\u2019 Conference of Tanzania, said in his funeral homily that the first victim of the killing is the peace that exists between Christians and Muslims in the country. He urged the community to resist the temptation to respond to the tragedy with more violence.<\/p>\n

\tFr. Mushi was killed Feb. 17. Reports indicate that the priest was killed on his way to Sunday Mass by two men on a motorcycle, who shot him in the head.<\/p>\n

\tIn addition to Bishop Ngalalekumtwa, six other bishops attended the funeral, including Cardinal Polycarp Pengo, Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, as well as the president of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, who is Muslim.<\/p>\n

\tAccording to Father Francisco Palacios of Radio Maria, the local government provided security for the funeral as a show of support for the Christian community on the island.<\/p>\n

\tHe added that three suspects have been detained in the murder of Fr. Musi.<\/p>\n

\tDuring the burial at the cemetery, Bishop Augustine Shao of Zanzibar said, \u201cOur faith is being tested at this time, and for this reason we need to pray to the Holy Spirit \u2013 especially during this time of Lent \u2013 for the strength to maintain our faith, to not be overcome by anxiety or the desire to retaliate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe presence of President Kikwete at the funeral \u201cwas a clear show of support for the Catholic Church, which is seeking peace and justice,\u201d said Fr. Palacios.<\/p>\n

\tHe also praised various Muslim representatives for their \u201cgesture of solidarity\u201d in attending the funeral.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tThe Muslim-dominated country is facing a time of unrest and insecurity, he explained.<\/p>\n

\tWhile Christians and Muslims have traditionally lived side-by-side peacefully in Tanzania, extremist Muslim groups from Somalia have recently carried out violent attacks in the country, Fr. Palacios told CNA.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cHere on the island last Christmas, and before, various churches were apparently set on fire by anonymous persons, and numerous priests were the targets of violence,\u201d he said, adding that there have also been \u201cother acts of violence on the Tanzanian mainland that have not been noticed by the public.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe\u2019re talking about a group of radical extremists who are attempting to impose themselves through violence,\u201d the priest stressed, explaining that the aggressors do not represent all of the region\u2019s Muslims.<\/p>\n

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