François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo

François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo (1 September 1956) is a Congolese Catholic prelate who serves as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bukavu.

Quotes

• Who stands to gain from the death of innocent civilians? There are some who try to incite tribes against one another and this is something unknown in the area. We must remember that we are all brothers and sisters, to avoid the malediction of Cain.
  • Mysterious shooting in Bukavu, fear that fighting has resumed. Radio Maria Malkia wa Amani reports to Fides (6 February 2004) Fides News Agency

• People want to know the truth, not to seek revenge or cultivate hatred, but to better honor their dead. We encourage all human rights activities that give an objective look at the events that have occurred in this part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, from the past to the present day. Remembering our dead, asking for justice and reparation is the best way to promote sincere reconciliation so that these murders, both mass and individual, never take place again.
  • Archbishop of Bukavu: "People want to know the truth" (13 October 2020) Fides News Agency

• A fatalistic and partial vision of the Gospel leads some to see in everything that happens a will of God, even a punishment; others to think that God will do everything for us. This is not the case. The Catholic Church feels within her and shares the cry of the Congolese people, and wants with all her might to stop the bloodshed of so many innocent people.
  • The Archbishop of Bukavu denounces "A wind of war and insecurity is blowing again in eastern DRC" (28 June 2022) Fides News Agency