Nampula’s Materialist Distortion of Ecclesial Mission
The Vatican News portal (January 13, 2026) reports on the 2025-2026 pastoral plan of the Nampula Archdiocese in Mozambique, authored by Inácio Saúre, a post-conciliar “archbishop.” Under the slogan “Give them something to eat” (Mt 14:16), the document prioritizes financial self-sustainability, resource stewardship, and cooperation with civil authorities. Saúre claims Church finances “should never be taboo” and frames economic independence as necessary for maintaining “integrity, freedom, and effectiveness” in pastoral work. While acknowledging Mozambique’s poverty, the plan reduces ecclesial responsibility to material redistribution, omitting any reference to the salvation of souls or the supernatural mission of the Church.