Actually, Rwanda, would rather you said sorry...

The ICTR has found the man guilty of crimes against humanity and handed him a 15-year sentence.  

Uwayezu and Seromba are just two examples of the Roman Catholic Church shielding its own — even those accused of the most heinous crimes.

There is the notorious Wenceslas Munyeshyaka — suspected of genocide, rape, murder and exterminations — whom they found a parish to administer in France; just like they did for at least another dozen suspect criminal Rwandan priests.

There are more of these killer priests hiding in Belgium and elsewhere in Europe.

The Vatican’s default position whenever its questionable shielding of criminals comes up is to issue denials, dismissals and statements that show either a breathtaking level of insensitivity to the suffering of “the wretched of the earth,” or just plain arrogance.

It has actually gone on the offensive, accusing the Kagame administration of “imputing crimes” against its clergy “which they never committed.”

And in cases where an international court has found those clergy guilty, the church has said it cannot be held responsible for the crimes of a few.      

Shyaka Kanuma is chief editor of the Rwanda Focus