Ugo’s memories of the Catholic missionaries on Ukerewe Island are not pleasant. He found them intolerant towards members of other Christian denominations, many of whom were Maria and Ugo’s friends. The missionaries preached that the only way to salvation was theirs, and the Protestants could have led them to perdition. On their arrival on the island they found that a special personal pew had been reserved for them, separate from those of the Africans. They immediately refused it.

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