Mhlengi Sabela
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News24 reports that Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town is to be elevated to the rank of Cardinal by Pope Francis.This report follows after the Catholic Archdiocese of Durban posted a tweet online to inform people and to congratulate Archbishop Stephen Brislin and 20 others who will be elevated into this higher rank of Cardinal.This elevation into a higher rank will gain the Archbishop and his church more recognition.South Africans took to the comment section to congratulate him on this accomplishment.
HOLY SPIRIT cocktail bar spraypainted with satanic symbols. This report follows after South African politician & pastor Mmusi Maimane took to social media platform Instagram to express his strong disdain for the bar's name claiming that it is offensive to his faith. The bar was later spraypainted with satanic symbols on its wall such as the 666 & the Pentagram. Given his large following online, this act of vandalism could possibly be a reaction by his followers of the same faith against the bar's name.
