Politics 'Fr Mbaka Doesn't Speak For The Nigerian Catholic Church' - Catholic Bishops

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Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has issued a statement distancing the Nigerian Catholic Church from Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka's recent outburst.

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According to THIS DAY, a statement issued by Archbishop Kaigama read, ''There are more than 30 million Catholics in Nigeria, Fr Mbaka is just one Catholic, if he makes a statement, it cannot be the voices of more than 30 million Nigerian Catholics speaking.

''So Nigerians should avoid hasty generalisation. Mbaka cannot speak for the church, only the CBCN can speak for the church. Those who are complaining, should go to Fr Mbaka and find out why he is saying what he is saying,''

''I tell you, even the Canon Law forbid a priest to engage in partisan politics. If the law has been abused, we will ensure that we enforce the law. In this case, it is not the Catholic church; the church did not send him to say those things.

''Mbaka belongs to a diocese, so if the Bishop finds out that he has fallen out of line, the Bishop can call him to order''.

''Mbaka is just expressing his opinion, if we want to make a political statement, we know how to do it. That we keep quiet and we are marginalised, does not mean we don’t have strength. With more than 30 million Catholics, we have the strength.

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