Mpuuga made these statements while addressing Ugandans living in Europe and America who had travelled to the Vatican to witness His Grace Paul Ssemogerere receive his Pallium from Pope Francis.
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Mpuuga added that Uganda needs to draw lessons from Italy (Roman empire) which preserved its history to act as reminders of its past mistakes.
"We need to avoid living in denial to solve the current challenges and build for the future generations," Mpuuga said.
The Ugandan pilgrims had traveled from the US, Denmark, Germany and Portugal to join those living and studying in Italy as well as those that had traveled from Uganda for the big event.
Archbishop Ssemogerere was among the 44 metropolitan archbishops who received from Pope Francis, the pallium - a liturgical vestment for archbishops that symbolises their union with the Pope.
A pallium is a woollen vestment conferred by the Pope on an archbishop, consisting of a narrow circular band placed round the shoulders with a short lappet hanging from front and back.
It is also a symbol of authority for the Archbishops.
The vatican event followed Ssemogerere's appointment as archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese on 9 December 2021 and his installation on 25 January 2022, as Archbishop of Kampala, Uganda by the Apostolic Nucio.
The blessing of the pallia happened during the Pontifical Mass of the feast day of Saints Peter and Paul at St Peter's Basilica, Rome.
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