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Catholic Bishops reacts to Fr. Mbaka and Obi’s altercation

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6 years ago

December 7, 2018

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has described the recent altercation between the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , Peter Obi , and Rev . Fr . Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministries in Enugu as shameful .
The CBCN therefore warned its members against partisan politics, saying doing such amounted to a contravention of the Canon Law of the church .

This was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Secretary – General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria , Rev . Fr . Ralph Madu .

Madu said the incident did not have the support of the CBCN .

According to him , the stand of the Catholic Church on August 7 , 2018 that priests should remain apolitical and must not support or subscribe to any political party has not changed .

He said , “ Our concern is for a peaceful election process seen to be free , fair , credible and just . We are for a democratic governance that guarantees peace , justice , equity , development and religious freedom for the common good.

“ Mindful of the present charged political life of the country , with the ongoing campaign of political parties gathering momentum , we deem it necessary to again remind all priests and faithful to keep the position of the church on the issue of non – partisan politics . ”

He explained that while the Enugu Diocese is taking appropriate measures on the incident , “ no Catholic priest or faithful should be involved in partisan politics in obedience to the Canon Law of the church. ”