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The Nigerian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, CBCN, explained why it banned the spiritual director of worship ministries Enugu Nigeria, AMEN, the Rev. Ejike Mbaka and other priests use their position to promote what appeared to be partisan politics.
In a speech at the opening Mass of the ongoing second CBCN plenary in Enugu, the conference president and archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin, Bishop Augustine Akubeze, said he was not in church practice to identify unelected leaders through prophetic visions. , dreams or revelation.
“Anyone who declares a particular candidate as the anointed political leader of God is not speaking for the church.
“We would like to state that the church is interested in the political situation in Nigeria. Although the church does not support any party, it praises every government that puts the welfare of the citizens first.
“At the same time, the church condemns any government policy that is not favorable to the people.
“We must make it clear once again that no cleric is supposed to use his position or his ecclesiastical property to promote what appears to be partisan politics. The church believes that political parties have people who can lead.
“Therefore, it is imperative that clerics avoid any form of political approval by using the ecclesiastical positions assigned to them. At the same time, it is not the practice of the church to identify unelected leaders through some form of prophetic visions, dreams or revelations, â€he said.
Recall that in June, the Catholic Church banned Father Mbaka from commenting on partisan politics.
In a letter to the cleric, the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Enugu, Bishop Callistus Onaga, announced the conversion of the ministry of worship to chaplaincy, meaning the bishop now has the power to appoint a chaplain to oversee its operations.
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