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	DA: Give Verryn Some Credit News 24 January 22, 2010 http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/News/1059/411f07caf1bd44a1b66a4f17b0b74b7c/22-01-2010-10-09/DA_Give_Verryn_some_credit SOUTH AFRICA -- Johannesburg - Suspended Johannesburg Central Methodist Church bishop Paul Verryn should be recognised for his humanity, the DA said on Friday. "The suspension of Bishop Paul Verryn is a new twist in the long-running saga of refugees who crowd the Central Methodist Church in central Johannesburg," said Gauteng Democratic Alliance spokesman Jack Bloom. "I hope that it assists the resolution of this thorny problem in which Verryn was increasingly seen as a stumbling block." The Methodist Church announced on Thursday that Verryn had been suspended, without disclosing any reasons for the decision. "He has been suspended and charged in an internal process," said attorney Bongani Khoza, who works for a firm that acts on behalf of the Methodist Church. The Central Methodist Church has given refuge to a number of Zimbabwean immigrants and has been at the centre of controversy involving the situation of woman and children at the church in central Johannesburg. Bloom said: "The fact remains, however, that the church is involved only because of the failure of local, provincial and national government to adequately cater for these refugees. "Whatever his faults, Verryn's humanity should be recognised." The Star newspaper, without citing any sources, reported on Friday that the National Intelligence Agency and the National Prosecuting Authority had been investigating activities at the church.
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