The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministries, Enugu, Revd. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has apologised to the Catholic Church and the Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Callistus Onaga for his actions and those of his followers that portrayed the church in a negative light.
Mbaka’s apology came in a Sunday sermon captioned on video after his 30-day suspension by Onaga following the destruction of the bishop’s residence by his (Mbaka’s) followers on Wednesday.
He condemned the unruly behaviour exhibited by some of his followers that broke into the bishop’s residence and destroyed property in protest after his whereabouts became a subject of controversy.
The fiery preacher reiterated that he did not authorise the mayhem wrought by those followers.
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“I render my sincere, unalloyed apology to the Holy Roman Church and that the mother church should forgive us in any way we didn’t do well. I pray for forgiveness. I am on your behalf kneeling, forgive. What has happened has happened.
“We are to save the image of the church and save the souls. I am here for soul-saving; the church is not my property. I am asking my Lord Bishop Onaga and all the priest to rest the case.
“I have no problem with anybody. I didn’t send anybody to destroy anything. Let us glorify the name of the church. We can’t destroy the church we are protecting. I am happy with the mother church. I can’t leave the Catholic church. May the Lord protect all of you.
“I can’t disobey the church — who am I? How can somebody who has been serving the church for 25 years come out to begin to fight the same church? Everything in my life is for the church,” Mbaka said.