“His contributions towards strife-filled situations were always very considerate and the Sabha believes that he crossed all barriers to bring comfort to everyone” says Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Fiji media officer Kamlesh Arya.
The comments were part of a message of condolence offered to the Catholic Church in Fiji on the death of he late Archbishop Emeritus Petero Mataca.
The late Archbishop was a great man who gave ordinary people the strength to battle difficulties without prejudice or malice, he said.
“His contributions to Fiji as the head of the Catholic Church over the years provided strength to the ordinary. His soft but reasoned advice will continue to echo in the minds of all those who were in contact with him.”
Arya Samaj (Noble Society) is a Hindu reform movement.
The Fiji Branch was was the first religious, cultural and educational Fiji Indian organisation established in Fiji.
From its inception, in 1904, it attracted the young, educated and progressive Hindus.
The modern day Arya Samaj in Fiji still speaks out on issues affecting its members and its activities are visible through the numerous educational
institutions that it manages.
THE Ecumenical Centre for Research, Education and Advocacy (ECREA) has also paid tribute to late Archbishop Emeritus Petero Mataca saying he had a clear voice of authority whose steady and consistent leadership would be sorely missed in a nation that needed it all.
The ECREA message stated that even in his old age, Archbishop Mataca remained a committed member of ECREA’s Sustained Dialogue for the Heads of Christian Churches in building and rebuilding relationships in Fiji.
“In his dedication and commitment, we saw the revival of the Fiji Council of Churches,” it stated.
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