The Archbishop of Kinshasa took advantage of the Easter holidays to incriminate the proposed law on "Congolity" The bill prohibits access to the functions of the President of the Republic and other sovereign functions to Congolese with a foreign parent. "We would rather stick together to detect the fatal game of the enemies of our homeland," he said.

The words were greeted by applause from the faithful, some hailing the "courage" of the cardinal. The bill was tabled in the Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.