Cardinal Okojie speaks on Chris & Anita Oyakhilome divorce drama, says ‘are they true pastors’?

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Speaking with a Vanguard reporter recently, Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, said the drama going on between Pastors Chris and Anita Oyakhilome is disturbing. He said when pastors refuse to honour the vows they took at the altar of God, what do they expect from the ordinary members of their congregation?

“When the going was good, they took vows on the altar of God to stay together in sickness and in health, until death do them part. They promise to make one another faithful partner in the presence of God, their family and friends and vow to be each other’s faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. (with their separation ) It shows that they cannot live by what they preach. The Bible says: ‘What God has joined together, let no man put asunder.’ So why are they putting asunder what the good Lord has joined together if they are men of God as they claim?”Okojie said

Asked what the development portrays for the Church of God, the cardinal replied with a question

“What Church are you talking about?. It is not good. Are they true pastors? Good shepherds of the Lord are expected to do everything to shepherd their flock including their spouses even when they err. If God forgave us in spite of our filth, why can any man who is truly called pastor not forgive any malfeasance?”

Okogie blamed the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, which registers every organization which goes about deceiving people in the name of church, noting that there are several “useless” institutions that have been registered churches which are currently painting the Church of God in bad light.

Source: Vanguard

18 COMMENTS

  1. If this information is actually from the cardinal, it will be unfortunate cos it’s not even as bad as rev fathers that had defiled young innocent boys across US and europe. Does that make the Catholic church less Good? Is it not the bible that says remove the log in your eyes before d speck in another’s. It’s good not to judge another when u have not even heard from them.

  2. This practically shows d love som men of God has for others. Cardinal, is it proper for u to go on net judging wat u ordinarily read frm a piece of paper or online and end up tarnishing d general image of churches? I don’t balme him cos catholics never liked pentecostals and any opportunity they see to nail them, they don’t hesistate. Do u fink som Priests are not fornicating? Dis is not wat I was told. It is wat I hv seen. Hw many pentecostal pastors hv gone online saying nonesense and baseless statement about d ungodly life style of most priests? Pls be guided and be wise in ur statement.

  3. The cardinal has the write of expression of his opinion, the act should be condemned not praised or sugar coated. He did not judge them he rather regretted the act Chris who abandoned his wife in the UK for too long. If you say what Chris did to Anita for the past 16 yrs is good let be you portion. I do not think God would like us to scarifies our family for him rather we should build our family for him.

  4. Challenges come to everybody. Our duty as christians is to pray one for another and not to be judgemental. Our responses to issues like this show whether we re studying God’s Word or not. What I deduce from these assertions is that emotions and sentiments have over taken the senses of judgement of so many people. I myself, I give in to the Word of God only. Leave the man of God alone. Who re we to judge another man’s servant? Thus says God. Don’t allow hatred to be seen in your speech about people. Hatred is not of God but love. Love is our life style. 1 Chronicles 16:22.” Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.” Let us learn from David 2 Samuel Chapt 1. Just chesk out his attitude about the news he received. That ought to be our life style.

  5. If the devil can quote d scriptures, that’s enough reason every child of God should know the scriptures at his finger tips. To keep d devil out whe he tries to come in. So any child of God who can quote, is completely lost in d dark side of darkness. It is tragedy to be in d World and not know the Word of God. 2 Tim 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God,..” Hosea 4:6 ” My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:…” Hahahahahahahahahaha

  6. When you read between the lines you will come to the conclusion that Cardinal Okogie is being sarcastic. All the same he that leaves in a glass house need not throw stones. I do not hold any brief for the Oyakkilome’s but can Okogie truthfully say that he is not aware of the sexual atrocities perpetrated on young boys (mass servers) and Reverend Sisters by Catholic priests, Bishops, Cardinals and even Popes? Ihe di be oke di be ogini. Isn’t this a case of six and half a dozen?

  7. If the cardinal truely say such a thing then he must not forget that catholic are the worst.bcos most rev father commit adultry on a regular basis so who is he to judge when he has don even worst. I guess he is just jealous because he can’t perfome healing and he is using every oppurtunity to tarnish the image of the church that is so disgusting of him.

  8. Those insulting okogie hav refused to learn from what he is advicing us & all the so called pastors, to practice what they preach simple. D fact that some priests were accused of fonication in US or UK should not prevent cadinal from preaching d truth to all of us. Unless u want to remain in sin like those pastors who want people 2follow their words & not their behaviours.

  9. Dear Cardinal, with all due respect to your position, but I don’t expect such words from you as a spiritual leader. Do you have anything against the call of God to multitude for fast spreading of the Gospel? I don’t think, you are in a way representing our lord Jesus Christ in his Judgment sit. I thought you are a spiritual father who has been in the ministry before these young ones? is your words towards them for canceling, encouragement, scandal or judgment. Pls us don’t assume the position of God as a human. God has called so many flocks into his ministry and non of them is perfect including you. and the bible said that, iron shapeneth other, which means we should encourage one another. Pls talk like a spiritual father. The penticostal is not in battle with Catholic or otherwise how can a man of your standard say such as thing in public. Though I am not so sure that this publication is your statement!

  10. For the fact that the Bible say we should not judge doesn’t mean that we should not correct,or hide the truth becos he is a man Of God,don’t u no that he who hide some one sin have been a partaker of that sin been committed by another man, so what am saying is these if a man no that he is guilty in whatever charge level against him,he knows let him not try to cover him self,let him ask for forgiveness is only God that can forgive him,and secondly let theme led the sheep that were under theme to right way of the Lord stop misleading that which is been under their kere, that’s all.