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ojoadeola:
My understanding of the whole issue
1. Bishop requests the 3 Priests to pay their Annual remittances to the Diocese called "Assessment". This assessment is used to run the affairs of the Church and pay workers/staff/Priests of the Diocese.
2. The 3 Priests refused to allow their churches make payment of the Assessment as required by the law of Diocese, citing cases of non-payment of their salaries.
3. The behaviour of the Priests irked the Bishop (who has absolute authority over the church and the Diocese) and he transferred them from their churches - A power statutorily given to him under the law of the Diocese and the Church. (Please note: He has ABSOLUTE power under God to direct the affairs of the Diocese).
4. For the fact that the Priests refused to be transferred (an effrontery to him), he requests the withdrawal of their licence (this is also within his power as a bishop). The priests refused and appealed to the head of the Church in Abuja (Primate) to intervene.
5. The intervention of the Primate was slow in coming thus the need to approach a court of law to deter the priests from continuing to usurp his power in the Diocese.

Testimonies of the church
The members of the Church are supporting their priests on the fact that:
1. They see the Bishop as a Dictator or a De Facto leader
2. They accused him of Mal-administration, intimidation and harassment
3. They want to show solidarity for their Priests
4. They want the Bishop to be removed.

The 3 Priests' position
The priests refused to accede to the Bishop's request because:
1. They have not been paid their salaries
2. The submission of their licences to the Bishop is tantamount to sack, and they don't want to be sacked
3. They have appealed to the Primate, and awaits his intervention
4. The affected Churches are supporting them

We should not see this as a ploy by "gullible leaders" of the church to fight over money as the Anglican Church is orderly and takes accountability serious at all levels. They give account of church spending annually to members in the month of February every year, a rare case in most churches.

My position however is that the Bishop should organise a round-table discussion with the Priests and other senior Priests in the Diocese to resolve this matter and also engage the leadership of the affected churches. He should withdraw the case from court and allow the Spirit of God to direct the proceedings in the Diocese.

Hebrews 12:14 says "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"

You are a true Anglican

BluntBoy:
That is what the Church has been reduced to. Thousands of doctrines within the Christian fold can only breed deadly religious affiliations akin to tribalism and encouraging discrimination.

op don't mind anybody telling you to leave Anglican Church, I always ask them what they are doing in their church that Anglicans are not doing? They pray, we pray, they preach prosperity we preach salvation.
That's how I went to the so called living church that decamped from Anglican in Aba, their general overseer keep on telling how he went to China, how expensive his wrist watch is, how they were been oppressed in anglican as Efac bla bla bla.
Today that Church have divived because they are fighting for who will be in control of the Church.
I will remain an Anglican as long as they are still preaching against evil, they are preaching about heaven, God and Jesus Christ our saviour.

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OgbeniSeun:
This incident happened in Uromi town, Esan North East LGA of the state where i happen to be a corp member posted to that town..i posted this news earlier but it didn't make front page..
the truth is it wasn't men of the Nigerian Army,the impostors dressed in uniform of the soldiers were without weapon and they appear old and rusty...

tell that to the dogs, we igbos knows better

Zoo army should concentrate on fighting boko haram, not injecting our childten with some useless drugs.
Doctors and nurses will do that for us.

oga why didn't you win your match? and forget the outcome of the other matches, now you want sue another team for your failure

too bad

E no concern us ooo
una go still chop am
Russia here we come

He's always at Addo Road Ajah filling the potholes there

Eyes I know one of these women
Mrs Ezeorji

Cool

Simple NO

Op, Thank you fOr showing us a ghost presido

Op, Ozubulu is not in Nnewi, it's in Ekwusigo LGA,
Take note.

When senior advocate's son married a senior advocate daughter, they will definitely give birth to junior advocate

Hello nairalanders today is my my birthday, I need your best wishes to me and all the celebrants on nairaland.
Thank you.

Chai waris dis

I no fit shout

Kudos to Anambra State Government
We shall get there soon.

Busted!!

Viktor1983:
Abum Ojoto kpomkwem.....Ndiabor axis, obofia

Wow me too
Akabor ......Ikwuocha

Viktor1983:
Nice to see "Ajofia Ojoto" on this thread...
Ojoto kwenu!
Igbo kwenu!

Yaaa
I dey feel you

GudluckIBB:
No wonder he wanted to help the govt to "stabilize" the naira. He knew he had skeleton in his wardrobe.

But thank God for Buhari, he always ignore people like that.

Ipod, if u insult me, I will use the report button

Shikena!!

idiot

I will be right back

I will name him after the op

Chai no wonder! !!!!!!!

Poster below over to you

U no go go hustle ur own money?
Now wey u don kill am, oya carry the house chop.
Ordinary 15k
Poverty ntoooor

You are so Wright my cardinal
Even when i thought that the poster above me had said it all,i didn't know that the one under me got more to say.
Let's hear him

OJUcrook:
your mother is a she'male

what i am saying is that: the post of the sgf will not be given to a Heeebo, ekeremadu will be stripped of his position as the deputy senate president and you all will be chased back to Biafra

All I can see here is a she-diot
A product of a wasted sperm from oh photo man

Option 2

See him face like ojuju calabar