By SAM OTTI
Palpable fear has gripped the entire parishioners of Catholic Diocese of Enugu following a midnight attack on St Leo The Great Catholic Church on Monday. An unidentified group broke into the church and destroyed the altar, where the sacrifice of the Most Precious Body and Blood of Christ was being celebrated and venerated.
The hoodlums committed sacrilege by smashing holy statues in the church, tearing the sacred clothes on the altar and destroying seats meant for the priests and other worshippers in the church. However, they were unable to gain access to the Holy Tabernacle that houses the Holy Eucharist (Body and Blood of Christ). The attack came barely few weeks after a similar attack was recorded at Seat of Wisdom Parish, Abakpa, Enugu, where sacred materials were destroyed. The attackers left a message on the wall, warning the church against idolatry.
Efforts made by our reporter to speak with the priest in-charge of the St Leo The Great Parish, Monsignor Prof Obiora Ike, who is also the Director of the Catholic Institute for Development, Justice and Peace (CIDJAP), was not successful. He failed to pick repeated calls to his mobile phone and equally didn’t respond to the message sent to him, informing him of the purpose of the call. However, a priest serving in the diocese, Revd Fr Paulinus Ike Ogara, confirmed the incident. He told Daily Sun that the attackers left monumental damage in the church, as they cut the electrical installations in the area, destroyed the public address system that served the worshippers.
According to him, they left a warning on the wall of the church, warning against the worship of idols. Ogara, who was the former Editor-in-Chief of The Shepherd Newspaper, said the church was being attacked by unknown enemies and warned the perpetrators of the dastardly act to beware of God’s wrath. “Terrorists are public enemies.
We must put up a good fight in order to cope with the situation,”he said. Investigations by our reporter revealed that members of the Catholic Church had been sleeping with their eyes open, following incessant attack on the church. Recently, St. Theresa Catholic Cathedral, Nsukka, a few miles away from Enugu, banned bringing bags into the church.
According to the report, the Cathedral Administrator, Revd Fr. Uche Obodoechina, said the ban would commence on September 9. Motorists have also been banned from parking in the church premises and commercial motorcyclists restricted to a designated space within the compound.
Boko Haram in disguise? Robbery in the name God? Infidels with thievery traits dictating to the Catholics the mode of worshiping God! Please local C.Y.O. of Enugu state, catch the perpetrators before they become suicide bombers
We are not capable of fighting for God.God Almighty will surely bring this cuiltist and brigands to book.SACRILAGE.UPP shall declare NO.VENA against this crooks.
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hmnn boko haram in the north, christian terrorist group in the east. may God save the south west, the only peaceful region.
Let the will of God be down church is there b4 them church will be there when they will die
Sacrilege! God is God, nemesis ‘ll catch on them in no distance time. D perpetrators shld better confess now or face God’s wrath.
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So this hoodlums have become God’s advocate on earth .Telling others how to worship. I will never worship a God or religion i have to fight for. Rather God or my religion should fight for me.
You cannot fight for God our God is able , but Catholics should stop deceiving people with this their images, that is pure idol worship and Roman deceit . do You people read your bible upside down ?.
@GCE fool fool like u are more vulnerable than them. In essence, you are supporting them fool
Psalms 119 vs 91 says all are His servant. And we should no dt God can use any of His servant to achive what He wants. So if what those guys has done is right b4 God, then the Roman-CC shld present God Son nd Holy Spirit words alone in the heart of worshpers,nt forigne aciant status. But if what those guys have done is bad in d sight of God, the spirit of the head of church will lift up standerd against them like flood,as they ve no hiden place under the Earth which is of the Lord.
God hates Idolatry. Christ hated it. HOLY Spirit too. Elijah also against Baal worshipers,Kings of Isreal that partnered with God did.Modern Christianity or people of God do. Idolatry is satanism. so whoever is involved should turn and embrace God not through any medium because there is no short way ti HIM
Pple of africa turn away frm d wyte man religion 4 it is all false lets return to african tradition as i encourage u to go and read a book known as da vinci code nd see d reason why d whitepple stop going to church
Bunch of fools. Why not mind your own business instead of bringing cause on your head
@GCE,THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE B/W BOKO HARAM AND THESE HOODLUMPS MIND YOU.ALL ARE TERRORISM,AND FOR YOUR CRITICISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IT DIDN’T START FROM TODAY,THE PROTESTANTS HAVE ALL FOR LONG BEEN FIGHTING THE CATHOLICS BECAUSE OF UNITY AND PROGRESS.CALL WHAT EVER IS BAD THAT IT IS BAD AND LET’S STOP ALL THIS CRITICS.IN GOD WE TRUST!
Nnadi has said it all.Anyone who worships a God or religion he or she has to fight for is worshiping a false or a subgod.That person should quickly abandon that god.Catholics,go on your knees.Those people are on their way to Damascus.
All those in support of this are evil. They will all Perish unless they repent. Jesus once asked this question, can satan cast out satan? If Catholicism is evil, the evil ones would have loved it to exist side by side with them. Because it is from Christ himself, this attacks are proper. Remember, Christ Said, because they hated me first, they will hate you too. Catholic Church is the only Church that is opposing the intrigues of the agents of the dackness. Check what is happening all over the world, about legalisation of abortion, homosexual, etc. Use you tongue and count your teeth.
We are talkimg of total repentance that comes from God .you must be born again. Before you can enter the kingdom of God. Repent now or tomorow may be too late .give ur life to jesus christ the bible said reedeming the times blcs the days are evil. The devil came but to steal, to kill and to destroy. Aviod diety , satanic, juju, volking the dead ,man slughter, agent of darkness , ocultism, God said am a jalous God , my glory shall i share with no man, i hate rivals , i am a consuming fire i give life i can detroy it i am whom i am . Who shall a word when the lord have not spokon . No body. The bible said if my people who are called by my name shall humble them self and pray turn from thier wicked ways then i the lord will forgive them and heal their land. may God give us the grace to obey his word amen
Catholics should thank God for being catholics where no man is worshipped because he has money. Where pastors are worshipped because they have sweet-mouths. Where young ladies will go because they want husbands. Where earthly prosperity preached instead of salvation. Where the rich have no sins because they have more to donate. Where members fantasies are toyed with. Where people who knows only 4 or 5 biblical verses can just wake up over night and be called pastors etc. This sacrillege must be a hand work of new generation churches because all your sea-gotten powers can not dare that of the catholic church. Am ashamed that “christians” are begining to fight for their God.
Andreaws god will prosper u in all ur ways tall them all the penticostal churches shld stop deceaving us with there false miracle
Well, I must remind some narrowed minded people that Catholic Church has never worshiped any images. Using this ungodly action to justify your self hated practice of the Church will do you no good. We are talking about invading a Holy Place of Worship and those who claim to have known all the scriptures are there detecting to others what should and should not be in their place of Worship. May you thank your God that you are not in a country that arrest people with what they say. If not you would have being the prime suspects.
Read your Bible very well and find out why God never allowedmmaking of images. Anyway whether you like it or not CATHOLIC CHURCH remains a Universal, Holy, Apostolic and One Church.