According to author Timothy Longman, during the genocide many Hutu—including priests and pastors—killed Tutsi members of their own churches.
Òǹṣèwé kan tórúkọ rẹ̀ ń jẹ́ Timothy Longman sọ pé, nígbà ìpẹ̀yàrun yẹn, ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn ará ṣọ́ọ̀ṣì, títí kan àwọn aṣáájú ṣọ́ọ̀ṣì tó jẹ́ ẹ̀yà Hutu ló pa àwọn ọmọ ìjọ wọn tó jẹ́ ẹ̀yà Tutsi.