The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev
Fr Ejike Mbaka, has disassociated himself from the protests on Sunday against
the ban imposed by the Enugu Diocesan Bishop, Most Rev Callistus Onaga.
Bishop Onaga had, in a pastoral injunction read in all Catholic
parishes, chaplaincies and religious formations, imposed a ban on the ministry.
He directed that no Catholic faithful should henceforth go
there for any activity.
But less than 24 hours after the ban, some Mbaka’s followers
thronged the Adoration Ground on Sunday in disobedience to the Bishop’s ban and
protested against Onaga, calling him unprintable names.
Consequently, Mbaka in a statement he personally signed,
disowned the protesters and warned them to desist forthwith.
He said that he received with obedience the directive of the
Bishop and warned his followers against any measure of violence either in
action or by abusive utterances.
The statement partly reads, “My attention has been drawn to
activities that took place in the Adoration ground on Sunday. I am not in any
way involved in such activity. We received with obedience the directive issued
by my Bishop, His Excellency, Most Rev CVV Onaga, on June 17, 2022.
“May I, therefore, appeal to the faithful, in particular,r
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.
“Those who take to attacking or insulting my dear Bishop,
should desist from such.
“The Bishop is the 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.
“May I also remind you that all Adoration activities have
been suspended till further notice.
“Adoration Ministry is ever submissive to the mother Church.
I enjoin all adorers to know this and remain constantly in prayers for the
manifestation of the wiil of God in the life of the Ministry.”
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