An online outrage has been sparked after a masquerade was spotted doing traditional display at the ordination of a new Rev. Father at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Okigwe, Imo state. According to reports, the Reverend Father's people came with the masquerade from Abia state to join others in celebrating him at the church premises on Saturday, September 30.

Nigerian online users have reacted to these trending photos from the ordination after they were shared on online.

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This one is strong

Classical example of Live and let live.
That's how we roll in d east.
Nowadays,masquerades are harmless fun,nothing fetish about them.

There's nothing wrong in that afterall it's part of our cultural heritage

Oh! what a reputation,even the villagers were in support of his ordination,he will surely go places

to the traditionalist, the Reverend father is the masquerade.

Even masquerade need prayer for this season

its was for the rev's father

Even Seminarians garb as masquerades during some of their events, that is inculturation. Can't forget someone saying he is suspecting a Priest because the Reverend Father was wearing ishiagu over his soutane, beads on his wrists and neck while playing the Igbo wooden flute, Oja,

Papiikush:
The previous Rev is nothing but a glutton who don't preach the true gospel.

If he does, these villagers wouldn't have the gut to bring masquerades to a holy event. Well, Catholic Churches always have a comma.

It is not the kind of masquerade you think. This is a harmless, non-fetish masquerade that is used for entertainment.

ordinary harmless masquerade that have been part of our culture since. yet some of us will be praising the white and even attend their carnivals.
we Africans don't appreciate what we have eh.
if Na for Europe or America, people Will surely pay big money just to catch a glimpse of it..But here most of us claim that we are more holy and religious than Jesus yet we are hypocrites indeed.

Na war for you guys, you don't like masquerade but you like BANEY, anything African tradition is fetish for you right?. My culture my pride.

Catholic church assimilates the culture of their host communities .

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No difference between the both.

Catholic has being negotiating with them for a long time now.

Holy masquerade

They want to be odain also

A Pastor's what? It's a pity Christians no longer know where they belong.

Ibile Lawon Elei

And HE didn't react??

The guy in red taking things personal

I believe they just come there free will. They're there just to make money na. Nothing special. But don't expect them to be chased away . am sure they were never invited. All na hustling, at least free foods will get to them.

Hehe...so DJ Egwusi was there too

A masquerade is a representation and display of the cultural richness of the people; it’s very unfortunate that we have associated it with the devil!
The “oyinbo” people that enslaved us (sold your fore-fathers) for a bottle of gin are the same ones that brought you all religion. They are the same ones that are marveled by the richness of our various culture and are adopting it gradually.
It’s very unfortunate that we have seen all our culture as forms of idol worship!
Some traditionalists live a more godly life that some so called men of God.. Please let us wake the hell up; didn’t even see the masquerade inside the church receiving communion.

This one only came to do beg beg for money jor. Nothing is fetish about this one in particular.

I see nothinq wronq there