A massive crowd of four million people (Fides.org) participated in the celebration of the feast of St Charles Lwanga and his companions on June 3rd at their sanctuary in Namugongo, Uganda (EWTN.com videos in Gloria TV link).
The shrine is about 20 km from the capital, Kampala. Francis sent no Apostolic Delegate for this huge event. The celebration marked 60 years since Paul VI canonised a total of 22 Catholics killed between 1885 and 1887 on the orders of King Mwanga II of Buganda.
Mwanga II had fallen into homosexual sins and wanted to force Charles Lwanga and his companions to participate in homosexual lust, but they preferred to die. Many of the pilgrims had walked for days and weeks to get to the event.
They came from Botswana, South Africa, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African countries.
Speaking at the march, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said: "People who talk about the issue of homosexuals don't know that Uganda is a land of martyrs. If you want to play with Uganda you'll see".
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