IVatican neRiyadh basayina isivumelwano sokwakha amasonto eSaudi Arabia, babambe izingqungquthela zamaSulumane namaKrestu

ISaudi Arabia ngeke isaba ukuphela kwezwe laseGulf elingenazo izindawo zokukhulekela zomphakathi, ngemuva kokusayinwa kwesivumelwano phakathi kwabaholi bendawo yamaWahabi kanye nokhadinali waseVatican ukusungula ubudlelwano bokusebenzisana.

"Lokhu kungukuqala kokuhlangana kabusha ... Kuyisibonakaliso sokuthi iziphathimandla zaseSaudi sezikulungele manje ukunikeza izwe isithombe esisha," esinye sezikhulu eziphezulu zamaKhatholika, uMongameli woMkhandlu WabaPapa Wezinkhulumiswano Zenkolo Ezingokwenkolo -ULouis Tauran, utshele i-Vatican News website ngemuva kokubuya eRiyadh.

ITauran ibiseSaudi Arabia isonto lonke maphakathi nenyanga edlule, ekuvakasheni obekusakazwa kabanzi ngabezindaba bakule ndawo, futhi iningi labo belinganakwa ngabezindaba zesiNgisi. Uhlangane nombusi we-de-facto uCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman kanye nabaholi bezenkolo abaningi.

Isivumelwano sokugcina esisayinwe phakathi kukaTauran noSheikh Mohammed bin Abdel Karim Al-Issa, uNobhala Jikelele we-Muslim World League, asivuli indlela yokwakha kuphela, kepha sichaze nezinhlelo zezingqungquthela zamaSulumane namaKrestu kanye njalo eminyakeni emibili nangamalungelo amakhulu kubakhulekeli abangewona amaSulumane embusweni waseGulf.

Njengamanje, abangewona amaSulumane eSaudi Arabia bajeziswa nganoma ikuphi ukukhonjiswa kwenkolo yabo ngaphandle kwamakhaya abo, kanti noma imuphi umSulumane onquma ukuguqukela kolunye ukholo angathola isigwebo sentambo ngenxa yokuhlubuka. Umthetho wenkolo yamaSulumane ubekwa ngokufanayo kubo bonke labo abahlala esifundeni esinothe ngoyela, kungakhathalekile izinkolelo zabo, kuyilapho amaphoyisa ezenkolo azinikele elawula ukuthobela.

Yize kunjalo, kube nokuthutheleka kwabasebenzi abafudukela embusweni emashumini eminyaka adlule, kanti ngaphezu kwama-1.5 million amaKrestu kucatshangwa ukuthi akuleli lizwe, ikakhulukazi avela ePhilippines.

Imizamo yokuxoxisana ngesimo esivelele sobukristu ngeVatican isukela eminyakeni eyedlule futhi, ngo-2008, yabuye yamemezela isivumelwano esingahle "sibe yingqophamlando" sokwakha isonto lokuqala lanamuhla, uhlelo olwagcina lutholakele.

Kepha kungenzeka ukuthi okungenani kube khona ukubonakaliswa kwezimonyo kokubekezelelana kuvela kakhulu ekubuseni kukaMohammad bin Salman owazi isithombe, osevele elahlile amasiko amaningi abalulekile, njengalawo enqabela abesifazane ukushayela, noma abadinga ukuthi babe ngaphansi ukugadwa kwabagcini babo besilisa.