The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has called on Catholic authorities in Nigeria to caution their priests who convert pulpits to campaign grounds.

The Governor said the church prelates should use the conference opportunity to reaffirm the church’s neutrality.

Uzodinma gave the advice on Sunday while speaking at the opening ceremony of the second plenary of the 2022 Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria held in Orlu, Imo State.

He said it was wrong for some clergy members to turn the pulpit into a soap box for campaigns for their preferred candidates or parties.

“I wholly understand that priests have the right and duty to hold our leaders and governments accountable, and nobody will ever stop a priest from condemning the ills in the society, including bad governance and corruption.

“It is important that you reaffirm the church’s neutrality on political matters and, thereafter, caution the priests not to dabble into partisan politics,” he said.

He further noted that the church would have lost its moral authority to pontificate if it dragged itself into partisan politics.

Source : https://www.alexa.ng/2022/09/warn-your-priests-to-desist-from.html

Okay...


I acknowledge that a hopeless man doesn't do much with his brain, but Uzodimma should ask himself why Jesus Christ, Elijah, Nathan, Moses and other great personalities in the bible spoke up against harsh and evil governments.

Jesus vs the Jewish Hypocritical and Oppressive Political Class; Elijah vs Ahab/Jezebel; Nathan vs David; Moses vs the Egyptian Sovereign etc. They were religious figures, yet they stood for the people, refusing to cower to oppression and force.

He must think Christians are stupid, and must be surprised that the docility for which he thinks Christians are known is only a mirage cleared off by the recent political turnarounds in Nigeria.

Every true christian cleric must call the bluff of any anti-people government not minding whose horse is gorged. It's a calling that must not be let to die because of sentiments.

The age of reverse psychology on Christians and their tolerance-in-patience has come and gone. Now, we must take our destinies into our very own hands.

So that you will sell your people abi

Alhaji hope,return the mandate u stole 1st

Because they do not campaign for APC? Did he discourage Mbaka when and after Mbaka spoke about him?

I do not support religious authorities interfering in politics, but I hate selective justice.

Except they want to campaign for agbado master. Ok

he has forgotten so soon that it was a catholic priest that prophecy his coming as the governor of Imo State against all odds and it happened. Now priest should keep quiet hmm. This man has sold his soul to the devil

He said it was wrong for some clergy members to turn the pulpit into a soap box for campaigns for their preferred candidates or parties.

jokpeme1:
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has called on Catholic authorities in Nigeria to caution their priests who convert pulpits to campaign grounds.

The Governor said the church prelates should use the conference opportunity to reaffirm the church’s neutrality.

Uzodinma gave the advice on Sunday while speaking at the opening ceremony of the second plenary of the 2022 Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria held in Orlu, Imo State.

He said it was wrong for some clergy members to turn the pulpit into a soap box for campaigns for their preferred candidates or parties.

“I wholly understand that priests have the right and duty to hold our leaders and governments accountable, and nobody will ever stop a priest from condemning the ills in the society, including bad governance and corruption.

“It is important that you reaffirm the church’s neutrality on political matters and, thereafter, caution the priests not to dabble into partisan politics,” he said.

He further noted that the church would have lost its moral authority to pontificate if it dragged itself into partisan politics.

Source : https://www.alexa.ng/2022/09/warn-your-priests-to-desist-from.html

Although the Catholic Church doesn't allow her priests to have political views, politics is too sensitive to be left in the hands of politicians alone. Even the Pope interferes, where necessary, in American politics.

Let them turn their place of worship to campaign ground because of the never do well politicians and little money they want to obtain from them


Their usual yearly prediction scam is no longer working that's why they have turned their church to campaign ground

When opposition win they will start crying marginalization



CAN of PDP too should stop hiding under religion and convert their churches to campaign offices.

Shamelesssss lots

SmartPolician:
Although the Catholic Church doesn't allow her priests to have political views, politics is too sensitive to be left in the hands of politicians alone. Even the Pope interferes, where necessary, in American politics.

Politics is for everyone

When Mbaka was shouting "I see hope in Imo", did this calamity tell him not to say such from the pulpit? When Mbaka said Ihedioha should go and look for another work and vacate his seat for Hope Uzoonyenzuzu, why didn't he rebuke Mbaka?

Stupid person.

SmartPolician:
Although the Catholic Church doesn't allow her priests to have political views, politics is too sensitive to be left in the hands of politicians alone. Even the Pope interferes, where necessary, in American politics.

Politics is really sensitive...

Uzodimma that Mbaka used his altar to usher is complaining. Talk about being delusional.