Article: SA may get its first Catholic saint

"We believe he was killed in hatred of the faith which he professed privately and publicly," Rodrigues told the paper.

I doubt it. I think that it's more likely that they thought that he was responsible for the witchcraft because he refused to participate in hiring the witchdoctor.

I've met a few educated people who come from rural villages and find it strange that educated people still have these beliefs. Anything from being a new comer, to someone having a gripe with you could lead to the accusation of witchcraft.
 
What's more frightening is how primitive the 'locals' are...
 
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