Bishops of Zimbabwe on a "Dangerous Path"

(4 May 07 - RV) Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has dismissed criticism from the country's Catholic Bishops over his controversial rule as "nonsense." He also warned that his government could start treating the clergy as political foes. In a pastoral letter last month, the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference said economic hardship and political repression by Mugabe's government had led to widespread anger, leaving the nation in "extreme danger." In his first public response to the criticism published today, Mugabe said the bishops had turned political and warned this was a "dangerous path." Editor of South Africa's Catholic Weekly "The Southern Cross", Gunther Simmermacher, spoke to us about Mugabe's comments.