Onitsha Catholic Diocese Sanctions Two Priests for Disobedience

The Catholic Diocese of Onitsha has sanctioned two priests from the diocese for acts of insubordination.
The priests; Reverend Fathers Michael Chigbata and Joseph Onuorah were sanctioned for celebrating masses in parts of the diocese, using what they called Traditional Catholic Mass.

A press release by the Chancellor of the diocese, Very Rev Fr Prudentius Emeka Aroh which was made available to THISDAY in Awka described them as disobedient priests and called for prayers for them to change their ways.

The release said the priests abandoned their legitimately assigned pastoral duties, claiming that they had now joined a group known as Society of St Pius X(SSPX).


Aroh said, “They currently operate their illegal activities from Anaku in Ayamelum LGA and they also move about deceiving innocent Catholics that they now celebrate the Traditional Catholic Mass.

“They have neither the approval nor the permission of the Archbishop of Onitsha to celebrate any such mass or other sacrament within the Diocese of Onitsha. These two priests are living in disobedience and their faculties as priests of Onitsha Archdiocese have been withdrawn.”

The diocese advised the general public, especially all Catholics and other men and women of goodwill not to have anything to do with these two disobedient priests or others like them, saying that those who associate with them do so at their own risk, because they were working against the unity of the church.

“We request that all pray for these two disobedient priests so that the light of the holy spirit will shine on them and bring them back to the church”, the chancellor wrote.

Source:
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/06/15/onitsha-catholic-diocese-sanctions-two-priests-for-disobedience/?amp

come back ke , they will form their own Church and continue from there

Ok

hmm

na wa

Catholic.... Very organised

Pastors and priest always shaking tables

This news isn't complete. They should have explained what the traditional mass if like

Nice move from the bishop.

when will they sanction father Mbaka?

According to the Guinness book of world records, "the Catholic Church is the most organized institution in the whole world".

Christian76i:
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get a life

One thing I love about catholic is principles

All these ministries been set up by most of these Rev. Fathers should also be put to check...

What is traditional Catholic mass?

Chrisbeks:
when will they sanction father Mbaka?

i swear

What is traditional mass? Is it celebrating holy mass with thing available in ones locality. For instance replacing mass wine imported from Spain with our natural palm wine. Is it not God that created palm wine. I thought mass is a form of prayer? Does a prayer have a format before God accepts it?
Christians, open your eyes.

God Bless Catholic Church

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wisino1:
I usually don't involved in tribal issues but one thing I notice about the Igbo tribe in particular is when they are pastors, priest or working in a particular ministry they are first to break out or carve out of the ministry be it Pentecostal ,Anglican or Catholic ......if you are a founder or general overseer of a ministry and you have 6 pastor assisting you it is the Igbo man pastor among them that will leave first and form his own ministry.......take mbaka and co for instance in the Catholic church having there own specialized ministry inside the Catholic church, if all Catholic church priest decide to have there own specialized ministry the real work they are supposed to do as priest will suffer because they will be busy running there specialized ministry

You are tribalistic and an ethnic bigot! Be proud of what you are mister!
HYPOCRITE!!!

Clarification pls