Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb 3, 2008 / 16:41 pm
The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference on Friday condemned the actions of the South African Police Service in its raid on a Johannesburg Methodist church that was sheltering hundreds of immigrants, News24.com reports.
Cardinal Wilfrid Napier criticized the Wednesday night raid as a “manifestation of xenophobia,” saying, "We join Bishop Paul Verryn of the Methodist Church in decrying the violation of the status of the church as a place of sanctuary."