Abstract:
The Zimbabwean crisis has been on-going since the year 2000. The various ecumenical
bodies of the church in Zimbabwe have been voicing their concerns to the state through meetings
and pastoral letters. While the church has been touted as a critical player in conflict resolution and
peacebuilding, concerns about the church have been raised. One of these has been the issue of a
divided organization that has failed to speak with one voice. With the coming into power of the so
called ‘Second Republic’, hopes were raised that the state would be willing to have the crisis resolved.
However, the crisis has just worsened, and the church has again been forced to break its silence. The
purpose of this paper is to analyse the pastoral letter that was issued by the Zimbabwe Catholic
Bishops Conference on 14 August 2020, titled ‘The March is not Ended’, which sought to respond to
the crisis in Zimbabwe. The paper seeks to establish what religious groups can achieve in the event
that they set aside their differences for the common good in conflict situations. Data for the paper
were gathered through the issued pastoral letter, as well as the responses to it on online media.
