RELIGION- If the Ahiara Priests refuse to accept Bishop Okpaleke,they should go and start their own Church and stop disturbing the peace of the Catholic Church By I A Muoneme

The Pope Declaration on the Current Crisis in Ahiara Catholic church of Imo state has been the most Trending Topic in the media now, Some catholic show their full support toward The papal Verdict and calling their and Ahiara Priest to respond Fast to the Pope Decree or better still leave the church. A barrister I A Muoneme has show his opinion on the papal verdict and call on the priest to act fast.  He release this post on his Facebook wall, In his own Word..

A friend gave some fact out here and today I want to use that fact to prove to the world why I prefer that if the Ahiara Priests don&;t want to respect the church and accept Bishop Okpaleke from Awka Diocese  and also apologies to the Papal sit, they should be meted out the same treatment God gave to Lucifer his best Angel for disobedience and they should go and start their own Church and stop disturbing the peace of the Catholic Church. Look at the election of Bishops of Diocese worldwide and in Nigeria particularly and see why I believe Ahiara Priests are suffering from inferiority complex.

The first ever Nuncio from Nigeria, Most Rev. Jude Okolo, present Nuncio in Ireland, is from Onitsha. First time ever an African is holding that post in Ireland.Should the Irish people send him back to Nigeria since he is not white?By the way, Ahiara diocese has a candidate in training to become a Nuncio to another country in the near future. 

Should he also be rejected on his present mission abroad?What of the current Pope Francis, should the Romans/Italians send him back to Argentina?Including his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI from Germany?See if after he 30days given by the Holy See expires and they are yet to apologise, the church should not only suspend them but cast them out of the church and collapse the Ahiara diocese into Owerri Province.This issue have pass the stage of begging!Let them go and Rochas should better respect his sit as Governor and stay off!

It also prove to you that the church in the north and south south is more united to the body of Christ!

Below is the list of Bishops within the Country.

1. Archdiocese of Jos: Bishop Ignatius Kaigama, from Taraba State.

2. Bauchi diocese- Bishop Elect, Hilary Dachelem, (Cmf) from Benue State.

3. Maiduguri Diocese- Bishop Oliver Doeme, ordained for Jos but incardinated into Shendam Diocese. (Very far distance)

4. Jalingo Diocese- Bishop Charles Hammawa.(a priest of Yola Diocese made a Bishop of Jalingo). 

 5. Pankshin Diocese- Bishop Michael Gokum.(A priest of Jos Archdiocese made bishop of Pankshin).

6. Shendam Diocese- Bishop Philip Dung.(A priest "imported" from Jos ArchDiocese too). 

7. Yola Diocese- Bishop Stephen Mamza (A priest imported from the diocese of Maiduguri).

8. Kaduna Archdiocese- Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso.(A priest imported from Yola imported from Yola Diocese, he first became a bishop of Maiduguri Diocese and was transferred to Kaduna).

9. Sokoto Diocese-  Emeritus bishop of Sokoto, Kevin Aje is from Plateau State. Bishop Matthew Kukah, present bishop of Sokoto is from Kaduna and ordained a priest of Kaduna Archdiocese.

10. Kafanchan Diocese: Bishop Joseph Bagobiri.( a priest of Kaduna Diocese).

12. Kano Diocese: Bishop John Niyiring (Osa)(From Kaduna).

13. Ilorin Diocese: Bishop Martin Igwe Uzoukwu (A priest of Nnewi Diocese from Ozubulu) first as Bishop of Ilorin until the Church decided to repost him and he ended up as Bishop of Minna. 

14. Archdiocese of Benin: Archbishop Augustine Akubeze(from Anambra state, ordained for Issele Uku Diocese, became the first bishop of Uromi Diocese and ended up as Archbishop of Benin.

15. Uyo Diocese:  Bishop John Ebebe Ayah(From Ogoja)

16. Ogoja Diocese: Bishop Elect Msgr Donatus Akpan (from Ikot Ekpene)

Do we ask all these various Bishops to return to their Dioceses of Origin because Ahiara has rejected their Bishop? Is this not stupidity?

     Thank you