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	Zimbabwe Government Launches New Charges against Archbishop Ncube Catholic World News August 28, 2007 http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=53084 Harare, Aug. 23, 2007 (CWNews.com) - Government agents in Zimbabwe have stepped up a publicity campaign against Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulwayo, circulating pornographic videos involving a man who is said to be the archbishop. Archbishop Ncube, an outspoken opponent of the authoritarian regime led by President Robert Mugabe, is already the subject of a highly publicized lawsuit, in which the estranged husband of a church employee claims that the archbishop engaged in an adulterous affair with his wife. Blurry pictures allegedly showing the archbishop with the woman in compromising positions were provided by government officials to local media outlets. Defenders of the archbishop have charged that Ncube is being systematically slandered by Mugabe's supporters in order to undermine his public influence. The archbishop's allies said that the latest step in the propaganda campaign, the release of pornographic videos, showed the determination of the government's supporters to smear the archbishop by any means-- including the use of materials that violate the country's obscenity laws. Church officials in Zimbabwe have said that they are looking into the accusations against Archbishop Ncube, but lamented the intense publicity on the case.
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