▁law ▁of ▁Christ ▁and ▁make ▁Commun ism ▁attract ive ▁to ▁the ▁African ▁people ." ▁In ▁other ▁writ ings ▁he ▁declared ▁Rh odes ia ' s ▁constitution ▁and ▁land ▁app ort ion ment ▁laws ▁to ▁be ▁seg reg ation ist , ▁unf air ▁and ▁" a ▁direct ▁contradiction ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ' s ▁teaching ". ▁He ▁den ounced ▁the ▁white ▁people ▁in ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁as ▁a ▁colonial - style ▁cli que ▁while ▁pra ising ▁black ▁leaders ▁and ▁their ▁gu err illas ▁as ▁freedom ▁f igh ters . ▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁highly ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁Rh odes ian ▁government , ▁speaking ▁out ▁against ▁their ▁seg reg ation ist ▁policies ▁and ▁also ▁acc using ▁them ▁of ▁responsibility ▁for ▁at roc ities ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁armed ▁forces . ▁He ▁had ▁no ▁criticism ▁to ▁make ▁of ▁the ▁guer illas ' ▁activities . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁and ▁deport ation ▁He ▁was ▁tried ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁accused ▁of ▁perm itting ▁n uns ▁within ▁his ▁dioc ese ▁to ▁give ▁medical ▁aid ▁to ▁black ▁gu err illas ▁and ▁advis ing ▁the ▁n uns ▁not ▁to ▁report ▁this ▁to ▁the ▁authorities , ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁safety . ▁He ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ten ▁years ▁imprison ment ▁with ▁hard ▁labour , ▁which ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁four ▁years ▁on ▁appeal . ▁He ▁was ▁det ained ▁in ▁Sal is bury ▁Hospital , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁treatment ▁for ▁inj uries ▁caused ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident , ▁while ▁the ▁Rh odes ian ▁government ▁quietly