{"id":197605,"date":"2022-06-20T18:46:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T17:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=197605"},"modified":"2022-06-20T19:32:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T18:32:41","slug":"im-submissive-to-catholic-church-mbaka-distances-self-from-protest-by-loyalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/20\/im-submissive-to-catholic-church-mbaka-distances-self-from-protest-by-loyalists\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;m submissive to Catholic church&#8217; &#8211; Mbaka distances self from protest by loyalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spiritual director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Ejike Mbaka has called on his followers to refrain from any form of protest as a result of the ban placed on his ministry by the Catholic diocese of Enugu.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that on June 16, Mbaka<span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u00a0described Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), as a \u201cstingy man\u201d, and asked his followers not to support his bid to become president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">Following widespread criticism, Mbaka apologised for the remarks, saying his intention was not to malign Obi\u2019s image.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">Subsequently, on June 18, Callistus Onaga, bishop of the Enugu diocese, barred Catholics from<\/span><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u00a0attending the Adoration Ministry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">Reacting to the directive, Mbaka\u2019s followers gathered at the Adoration ground on Sunday to protest the decision of the bishop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">In a statement on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/19\/mbaka-ohanaeze-urges-caution-as-followers-protest-adoration-ministry-shutdown\/\">Mbaka<\/a> asked his followers to remain calm and desist from attacking or insulting the bishop.\u00a0<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cDear people of God, I greet you in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. My attention has been drawn to activities that took place in the Adoration ground\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"acssf62a8\">this Sunday (19\/06\/2022),\u201d the statement reads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cI am not in any way involved in such activity. We received with obedience the directive issued by my Bishop, His Excellency Most Rev CVC Onaga, on June 17, 2022. May I therefore appeal to the faithful, in particular, members of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, to remain calm, and united with the body of Christ in the Diocese and also refrain from any measure of violence, either in action or by abusive utterances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cThose who take to attacking or insulting my dear Bishop should desist from such. The Bishop is the Chief Shepherd of the Church in the Diocese and we remain his flock who in every way and at all times is expected to be respectful, obedient and willing to respond favourably to his apostolic directives.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">He reminded his followers that activities at the Adoration ministry remain suspended and that the ministry is \u201cever submissive to the mother church.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">\u201cOnce again, I pledge my obedience to my Bishop. Adorers should endeavour to attend masses on a regular basis. I request your prayers and I promise to be praying for you in this perilous time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spiritual director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Ejike Mbaka has called on his followers to refrain from any form of protest as a result of the ban placed on his ministry by the Catholic diocese of Enugu. 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