When this issue started it was funny, now it is ridiculous. Such an uproar just because the bishop does not speak the native dialect, what if he is from sokoto, there would have been a third world war.

God have mercy .....

Eazybay:



You are eager to point out how Biafra would be run, yet u say nothing bout how Nigeria is being run? Face d issue jare.



Still gat VOGUE frames..
Check my signature.

But it is evident that you igbos don't really like each other. You are not one like you would want others to believe

Ok

9jakohai:


Mind you, this isn't a problem limited to the South East.

There was once an issue in one church in another denominaiton which resulted in divisions along tribal lines...and FYI....all the tribes were Middle Belt.

Please give specific examples

Thunder fall on the pope and the congregation as a whole

It's just sad that these people are doing this to their fellow Igbo man....Now one idiot some where will be screaming Biafra(when even within Biafra there's disunity) to the high heavens.

But one good thing about Christianity is that, we don't use Guns or Bombs to settle matters. Igbos, please you make people to view Christianity in the other way round. Northern Christians practice Christianity well even amidst persecution. You have total freedom of worship in the East that's why you are doing the protest. But I still appreciate you for not using Bombs or harmful objects like in the case of other Religion.....
Igbo's..,. Pls, you are all Igbos. I know Yoruba man cannot lead in Hausa Central Mosque.
Proudly Christian from Northeastern Nigeria.

disgruntled elements masquerading in ecclesiastical garments. Is Jesus Christ from Nigeria? To even think priests who are supposed to entrench and who understands the Roman Catholic canon law are the ones spearheading, sponsoring and propagating this barbaric and ridiculous imbroglio.

pussyAvenger:
And someone will tell me that atheist are wrong

sense fall on whoever that ll tell me to go church.

Nonsense

So how does this issue make atheists to be right? You are just looking for excuse to justify yourself. It is your choice anyway.

I remember in late 90s in Minna. The Bishop of Minna Catholic Dioceses was an igbo man.
Mbaise people should just stop this madness

I don't think non indegene is the main issue, but if it is. Hmm. They fall my hand

Amongst other reasons like? I wish someone from there can throw more like the n these reasons. Being a non-indigene to me is a non-issue.
If they have NEVER had an indigene despite having suitably qualified sons that can fit into that post, the pope and HIS Catholic administrators should do the needful.

braimeddy:
See them. Just because an ipob man is not from IMO state, he was rejected. This is what we re going to be expecting when they eventually have Biafra as a country. No unity among them in anyway. The Bishop of rivers state is a northern man. Yet u didn't hear any noise from the rivers people.

is rivers state a diocese?

Freiden:
Thunder fall on the pope and the congregation as a whole

Can you tell us the sense and reasonability behind this comment? Or you just said it without thinking?

iykofias:
is rivers state a diocese?

You should understand what he is trying to say

ChangeIsCostant:
There was tension yesterday at the Ahiara Catholic Diocese in Ahiazu Mbaise Council Area of Imo state as the planned public protest and procession by the laity council over the appointment of Peter Ebele Okpalaeke as the Bishop of the diocese was aborted by the heavy presence of armed policemen and other security agencies who were stationed at all strategic junctions leading to the diocese.

Over 3, 000 faithful of Ahiara Diocese of the Catholic Church converged on the Mater Ecclesiae cathedral, Mbaise in Imo State for a rally to restate their total rejection of the embattled Bishop Peter Ebele Okpaleke.

Okpaleke was anointed and consecrated bishop of the diocese by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 but both the Laity Council and the priests in the diocese rejected his appointed on the grounds that he is not an indigene of the area, among other reasons.

The angry faithful of the diocese said they were only fighting alleged imposition of a bishop on the diocese and not the Catholic Pontiff.


The diocesan youths, who put on black attire, chanted solidarity songs to reaffirm their support for the position taken by the Ahiara Diocese clerics and the laity council’s to rejection of Okpaleke.

Other Catholic men and women who dressed in different church uniforms, also participated in the rally, which started with a rosary procession round the cathedral.

This was just as the Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha has appealed for calm, urging the priests and laity of the diocese to sheathe their swords.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2017/07/ahiara-catholic-diocese-crisis-in-imo-state-procession.html

MBAISE, GREAT PEOPLE.
FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL WHO DO NOT CARE TO KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND IS HAPPENING BUT INSTEAD WANT TO KEEP BLAMING THE PEOPLE FOR REJECTING THE MAN.
DO YOU THINK EVERYONE THERE IS TRIBALISTIC? U THINK THEY DON'T HAVE A PURPOSE BEHIND ALL THE PROTEST FOR THIS LONG? MAKE UNA FIND OUT STORY BEFORE WAGGING YOUR TOUNGE ANYHOW.



PROUDLY AN MBAISE MAN.[b]

ChangeIsCostant:
There was tension yesterday at the Ahiara Catholic Diocese in Ahiazu Mbaise Council Area of Imo state as the planned public protest and procession by the laity council over the appointment of Peter Ebele Okpalaeke as the Bishop of the diocese was aborted by the heavy presence of armed policemen and other security agencies who were stationed at all strategic junctions leading to the diocese.

Over 3, 000 faithful of Ahiara Diocese of the Catholic Church converged on the Mater Ecclesiae cathedral, Mbaise in Imo State for a rally to restate their total rejection of the embattled Bishop Peter Ebele Okpaleke.

Okpaleke was anointed and consecrated bishop of the diocese by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 but both the Laity Council and the priests in the diocese rejected his appointed on the grounds that he is not an indigene of the area, among other reasons.

The angry faithful of the diocese said they were only fighting alleged imposition of a bishop on the diocese and not the Catholic Pontiff.


The diocesan youths, who put on black attire, chanted solidarity songs to reaffirm their support for the position taken by the Ahiara Diocese clerics and the laity council’s to rejection of Okpaleke.

Other Catholic men and women who dressed in different church uniforms, also participated in the rally, which started with a rosary procession round the cathedral.

This was just as the Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha has appealed for calm, urging the priests and laity of the diocese to sheathe their swords.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2017/07/ahiara-catholic-diocese-crisis-in-imo-state-procession.html

MBAISE, GREAT PEOPLE.
FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL WHO DO NOT CARE TO KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND IS HAPPENING BUT INSTEAD WANT TO KEEP BLAMING THE PEOPLE FOR REJECTING THE MAN.
DO YOU THINK EVERYONE THERE IS TRIBALISTIC? U THINK THEY DON'T HAVE A PURPOSE BEHIND ALL THE PROTEST FOR THIS LONG? MAKE UNA FIND OUT STORY BEFORE WAGGING YOUR TOUNGE ANYHOW.



PROUDLY AN MBAISE MAN.[/b]

ChangeIsCostant:
There was tension yesterday at the Ahiara Catholic Diocese in Ahiazu Mbaise Council Area of Imo state as the planned public protest and procession by the laity council over the appointment of Peter Ebele Okpalaeke as the Bishop of the diocese was aborted by the heavy presence of armed policemen and other security agencies who were stationed at all strategic junctions leading to the diocese.

Over 3, 000 faithful of Ahiara Diocese of the Catholic Church converged on the Mater Ecclesiae cathedral, Mbaise in Imo State for a rally to restate their total rejection of the embattled Bishop Peter Ebele Okpaleke.

Okpaleke was anointed and consecrated bishop of the diocese by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 but both the Laity Council and the priests in the diocese rejected his appointed on the grounds that he is not an indigene of the area, among other reasons.

The angry faithful of the diocese said they were only fighting alleged imposition of a bishop on the diocese and not the Catholic Pontiff.


The diocesan youths, who put on black attire, chanted solidarity songs to reaffirm their support for the position taken by the Ahiara Diocese clerics and the laity council’s to rejection of Okpaleke.

Other Catholic men and women who dressed in different church uniforms, also participated in the rally, which started with a rosary procession round the cathedral.

This was just as the Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha has appealed for calm, urging the priests and laity of the diocese to sheathe their swords.

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2017/07/ahiara-catholic-diocese-crisis-in-imo-state-procession.html

MBAISE, GREAT PEOPLE.
FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL WHO DO NOT CARE TO KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND IS HAPPENING BUT INSTEAD WANT TO KEEP BLAMING THE PEOPLE FOR REJECTING THE MAN.
DO YOU THINK EVERYONE THERE IS TRIBALISTIC? U THINK THEY DON'T HAVE A PURPOSE BEHIND ALL THE PROTEST FOR THIS LONG? MAKE UNA FIND OUT STORY BEFORE WAGGING YOUR TOUNGE ANYHOW.



PROUDLY AN MBAISE MAN.

When tribalism makes you foolish and surely leads you on an express path to hell.

Now this should clearly lay bare the excruciating defect of the biafra cause right from the very beginning. If even within a religious body and despite the verdict of none other but the Pope who's globally revered, fellow Ibos cannot see eye-to-eye on a spiritual matter which is God's domain, then tell me what will become of biafra; you and I know it'll be a total fiasco.

achieverme:

You should understand what he is trying to say

no i don't, do u?

whitebeard:
because he is not indigene of the area...oo lawd see madness

Are they not all Igbos? What is the issue?

Nwodosis:
Why do they then allow Jesus Christ to overall head of church knowing fully that Christ is not an indigo

Bros remove your post o before you call their attention to that.

Coughs***clears throat# Get Nnamdi KANU to talk to them, they claim he is greater than Jesus now....so who is pope

Mbaise catholics,this is a total shamee.

Doicese of portharcourt

iykofias:
is rivers state a diocese?

Very stupid people. Is there supposed to be anything like tribe in the church? Very senseless thing to do. The man is even an igbo yet they are saying he is not an indigene. These are same people who want Biafra yet they can't tolerate themselves.
The stupid fool who is calling for Biafra is a british citizen which he has not renounced and his family is in the UK. He is here calling for war. So that the poor ones can die and his family will be in UK chilling. Mtcheew. Stupid things

achieverme:


But it is evident that you igbos don't really like each other. You are not one like you would want others to believe

I don't care what others believe!! I've been a victim of tribalism and so have you.. Nigeria is obviously run along very unequal lines, but this right here is NOT the issue. The Church has a lotta problems and some ppl are even resisting the pontiff! Annoying ppl like u don't even know what's on ground.. The pope would believe everything his reps tell him! My bro served there, face issues and forget Biafra.

"Igbos don't like each other", pray tell, do Nigerians like each other? Call me Igbo, if datz what it takes to infuse sense to ur flawed reasoning.

blaise00700:
Na by force to be Catholic, if you can't obey your pope go join/form your own church

Ultimately, religion/church does not give you a first class ticket to heaven but the salvation of your soul.

I Hope you know what comes out of churches formed on the foundation of disobedience? This is where Pentecostals get it wrong. You can't form a church on disobedience and such church will last. Very soon, another disobedience will rise among them and they will divide again. You people claim to be spiritual, yet you lack basic knowledge of spirituality.

Shitface:
MBAISE, GREAT PEOPLE.
FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL WHO DO NOT CARE TO KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND IS HAPPENING BUT INSTEAD WANT TO KEEP BLAMING THE PEOPLE FOR REJECTING THE MAN.
DO YOU THINK EVERYONE THERE IS TRIBALISTIC? U THINK THEY DON'T HAVE A PURPOSE BEHIND ALL THE PROTEST FOR THIS LONG? MAKE UNA FIND OUT STORY BEFORE WAGGING YOUR TOUNGE ANYHOW.



PROUDLY AN MBAISE MAN. MBAISE, GREAT PEOPLE.
FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL WHO DO NOT CARE TO KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND IS HAPPENING BUT INSTEAD WANT TO KEEP BLAMING THE PEOPLE FOR REJECTING THE MAN.
DO YOU THINK EVERYONE THERE IS TRIBALISTIC? U THINK THEY DON'T HAVE A PURPOSE BEHIND ALL THE PROTEST FOR THIS LONG? MAKE UNA FIND OUT STORY BEFORE WAGGING YOUR TOUNGE ANYHOW.



PROUDLY AN MBAISE MAN. MBAISE, GREAT PEOPLE.
FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL WHO DO NOT CARE TO KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND IS HAPPENING BUT INSTEAD WANT TO KEEP BLAMING THE PEOPLE FOR REJECTING THE MAN.
DO YOU THINK EVERYONE THERE IS TRIBALISTIC? U THINK THEY DON'T HAVE A PURPOSE BEHIND ALL THE PROTEST FOR THIS LONG? MAKE UNA FIND OUT STORY BEFORE WAGGING YOUR TOUNGE ANYHOW.



PROUDLY AN MBAISE MAN.

That you had to type in capital letter and repeat yourself multiple times without really making sense says a lot about Mbaise people.

Tolexander:
hmm!

What is now the difference between the church and community gathering?

why won't you shut up this is for Christians not Muslims like you,allow the church to handle their issue and shut up.

Na all these ones wan form biafra?

I laugh.....