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Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has warned its priests
against “market place prophecies and visions, charismatic display of
talents and material salvation”.
Ignatius Kaigama, president of
the conference, gave the warning on Sunday in Abuja during the Catholic
Bishop’s Conference at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral.
He
admonished the priests to shun worldliness and materialism, and charged
them not to succumb to the temptation of importing unwanted doctrines
that would promote personality and curry favour.
“We
must not be frightened into believing in God of ‘now, now’, cajoled by
mouth watering material attractions or ostentatious living of some
ministers of God,” he said.
“We should emphasise the need for sober Christianity without tricks, rhetoric, fanfare and the craze for social media publicity.
“All
priests must not compete with trendy pastors to see visions and utter
prophecies because they sometimes cause psychological disposition.
“We should help people to interior conversion and attitudinal change.”
He
urged Christian religious leaders to admonish Christians to pray
ceaselessly and evangelise through genuine witnessing and not wooing
people with material things or any form of moral coercion.
“We must avoid melo-dramatic displays that look like modern broad-way shows,” he said.
“Catholic
priests should avoid flamboyant spirituality and noisy liturgy and
teach the people values of internalised prayers from the heart.
“The gifts of speaking in tongues, miracle and prophecies are good as long as they are genuine.”
Kaigama
further urged Christians to help humanity in love to conquer poverty
and narrow the yawning gap between the rich and the poor.
“It is
only when we engage in works of mercy in favour of the needy that we can
hope for a stable, peaceful and safe world,” he said.
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Don’t copy Pastors acting like Christianity is showbiz – Catholic warns priests
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