“Mbaka will take responsibilities for his own actions. I do not believe in my mind that the way things are in Nigeria, any Catholic priest has the mandate to decide which of the political contestants should be voted for. What most of us will do is to tell people to vote according to their conscience and then, we tell the authorities to allow people to vote freely and fairly.
OFUANI JUDE AKALUZIA
"Every news headlines now bears Fr. Mbaka's New Year message. I think the Canon Law which is the official constitution of the Catholic is clear on this. The canon law forbids Catholic Priest of engaging in partisan politics. The Church does not support candidates. No! The Church teaches her members on voting for the consciences. Mbaka cannot represent the intentions of over 3million Catholics in Nigeria. He's only speaking for himself and he can be sanctioned if his Bishop so decides. Because even the highest authority of the Church in Nigeria the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria would not trod such path of campaigning for any candidate for election in the Church. This is absolutely unacceptable and demands caution from his Local Ordinary. He should stop politics in the church in the name of prophetic message. He's confusing people, because he made a promise to the First Lady when she visited his ministry of continuity in Jonathan's administration. Now, he's telling them to vote for Buhari and that Jonathan is a badluck. This is deceptive in disguise and it's against the teachings of the Catholic Church. He's not representing the Catholic Church please, the media must be conscious of what they write for the public to read about this horrible message in connection with the Catholic Church.
EZEMANNAYA EMMANUEL
I admire mbaka as a priest,but his recent actions makes me ashamed as a catholic. As a priest, he has d right to speak out against evil but his recent remarks is against the canon law. Most of his recent comments for the past months are no longer spiritual enriching but political.i was scandalized the other day i read in the news that d PDP ACCUSED APC OF BRIBING FR MBAKA TO D TUNE OF 850 MILLION THROUGH GOV ROTIMI TO RUBBISH GEJ.it might not be true but many people look up to mbaka as there spiritual fr and might be lead astray.let FR MBAKA GO BACK TO HIS CALLING,RETREAT INTO D DESERT AND MEDITATE ON HIS MINISTRY.IF NOT!
Okechukwu Anthony Nwosu Don't really get this, as a priest do you just keep quite while your people wallow in abject poverty and lack. Don't you think it's better to tell them (politicians) the truth instead of praising them to high heavens when they are not doing well. I keep telling people until i noticed a significant improvement in power supply in my area i will not vote for Goodluck. It's the only thing that i know that government provides for us and we have moved from frying pan to fire in the past one year.
Duchess Ify I watched the message, he said its a message from the Holy Spirit and as a priest, he is expected to give the message to God's people. Most of the write ups misquoted him, so be careful of what you have read, the real message revealed the mishap we are suffering and still going to suffer, in that, many have not been paid in the ministries and many will loose their jobs and the corrupt ones wants continuity so that they can be richer at the expense of the people. He never even asked people to vote for buhari, he said he wanted change.
Akinwalere Mathew Temitayo Gatosh According to the CBCN he is actually free to involve in politics if he so wish. But I don't expect him to take it that far
Peter Stanley if anyone in this forum made dat remark REV made it will not make the kind of impact it created, so its better for highly placed people to make that remark, its for this reason we place them in that high place. We need more remarks from other highly placed servents of God.
Fr. Mbaka and 2015 election.
I have seen in social media some expression credited to Mbaka.
May I please understand if a Catholic Priest is allowed to make such political opinion.
I have seen in social media some expression credited to Mbaka.
May I please understand if a Catholic Priest is allowed to make such political opinion.
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