Bishop Of Enugu Should Discipline Mbaka – Archbishop

The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese should apply disciplinary sanctions on Father Ejike Mbaka to bring him under subjection to the dictates of the Church, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Adewale Martins has said.

“Fr. Mbaka falls under the authority of the Bishop of Enugu Diocese and therefore he has the responsibility of cautioning him. I can imagine that this must be giving the bishop some challenges,” the catholic archbishop said in reference to controversy sparked by the prophecies concerning the Imo State governorship election.

“It must be giving him a bit of a headache and I feel sorry for him and I hope he will find some way of dealing with this matter that has been recurring.
“Of course, what could be done in the end is either to say, ok you receive the sanction of being stopped from public ministry. That is a possibility. If it is not done, there must be a reason,” Martins said in an interview with BBC Igbo.

The archbishop added,

“It is utterly surprising that Fr Mbaka would go as far as naming one person as governor against another. It is embarrassing when you hear of priests or people in position of authority making statements that are clearly partisan.

“The position of the Catholic Church on matters that have to do with politics is not to be partisan. Of course, we as a church cannot be oblivious to political events and happenings in the country or the world at large and therefore we must speak from the point of view of principles.

“The priest who believes he has a gift of prophecy has to test whatever has been told to him in the light of the scriptures, in the light of the teachings of the church and in terms of the authority that has been given to leaders in the church.”

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