Workshop X The Church and the Power of the People: Martyrdom and Mission

204 Workshop X The Church and the Power of the People: Martyrdom and Mission Leaders: Edmund Davis, Laurenti Magesa C., Martin J. Carter Whereas power cannot be dispensed with, in our group discussion we shared several stories of the abuse of power. When power is used for the oppression of the people and not for enabling their freedom, it is the abuse of power. Self-seeking power on the part of individuals or institutions is the abuse of power. There seems to be new idols in relation to power, and these are the idols of power itself, privileges and possessions within