Christ Embassy divorce saga | Blame CAC for registering ‘useless’ churches – Catholic Archbishop spits fire

by S’ola Filani

Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie  has condemned the divorce crisis rocking the Christ Embassy church founder and senior Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.

The Archbishop in a new interview with a national newspaper, described the drama going on between Pastors Chris and Anita Oyakhilome as disturbing, adding that when pastors refuse to honour the vows they took at the altar of God, what then should be expected of ordinary members of their congregation?

Okogie further blamed the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, which registers every organization which, according to him, 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 a bad light”.

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“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?”

He went on “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?”

Comments (5)

  1. This Cardinal is evidently a clown. How could he say that some churches are useless? Look at him judging a Pastor simply because he is having a marital problem. Our so called Cardinal has never been married and will never be . In Roman Catholic church evidence abounds about cases of child molestation, homoseXmas relationships among their so called Priests and the countless abortions among their equally so called Reverend sisters and yet, nobody has risen up to call them USELESS.This is a clear case of kettle calling pot black. I’m a devout Anglican and as a Christian I believe that we should be discreet and slow in condemning other churches and men of God. Okojie’s case is that of hate and intolerance backed up by superiority complex that most Roman Catholics adherents who are ignorant of their church history carry about with some obscene arrogance. May God have mercy on this ignorant Cardinal. God bless the body of Christ all over the world.

  2. D cardinal has no right wat so ever 2 judge dem…and calling some churches useless is am attempt 2 play God..and dats a sin in its stead..did he read Pastor Chris statement b4 jumping in2 comclusion..most catholics I knw live d most deceptive lives..no man is to judge execpt God..cos if dis had happened in d catholic church and some1 else had spoken..am sure it wud av been a war of words..d cardinal himself shud knw dat d same way d pope is respected by all is d same way pastor Chris shud be respected..no one speaks against d pope..he shud respect d man’s office and stick his nose 2 himself..talk is cheap

  3. pastor chris ws a good teacher,i must say dt it jst d handwrk of d enemy to disgrace his level of christianity,when greatmen lk him fail,dis is a sign dt we christians ought to pray earnestly

  4. The church is like a reflective glass at a normal glance you see your own reflection I.e what u want to see, but if you look deep you would see what is on the other side I.e the truth about the church . Christ gave us simple messages and guides but men have turned it into a multi-million business through decite. So no need for name calling, it only shows that they are as human as we are.

  5. Howdy! This post couldn’t be written any better! Reading through this article reminds me of my previous roommate! He constantly kept preaching about this. I’ll send this article to him. Pretty sure he’s going to have a good read. Thank you for sharing!

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