Vatican City, 13 January 2014 (VIS) –
Today, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cameroon
and Yaounde, a framework Agreement was signed between the Holy See
and the Republic of Cameroon on the legal status of the Catholic
Church in Cameroon.
The Agreement was signed, on behalf of
the Holy See, by Archbishop Piero Pioppo, apostolic nuncio to
Cameroon, and for the Republic of Cameroon, by Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo,
minister for External Relations.
The Agreement, which consists of nine
articles, regulates the relationship between the Church and the State
who, within a framework of the independence and autonomy of both
parties, undertake to work together for the moral, spiritual and
material wellbeing of the human person and for the promotion of the
common good. It will come into effect upon signing, in accordance
with article 9 of the same Agreement.
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