Former priest claiming rape starts her hunger strike outside Archbishop Thabo Makgoba's home

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A former female priest of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa embarked on a hunger strike to force the church to address the rape she suffered allegedly at the hands of a priest in 2002.

Cape Town - A former female priest of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa embarked on a hunger strike on Wednesday to force the church to address the rape she suffered allegedly at the hands of a priest in 2002.

Major was formerly a part of the Cape Town Diocese and ministered at St Saviour’s Church in Claremont, St George’s in Silvertown, and at St Matthew’s in Harfield Village. Major embarked on a hunger strike four years ago after the charges she finally filed against her alleged rapist came to naught. She told African News Agency on Wednesday that she would continue with the hunger strike for as long as needed. “I am camping out outside the home of the archbishop as I want him to address me.

 

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