Catholic Church Has No Hand In Worship Place Demolition – Archbishop Valerian Okeke

      

The Catholic Arch-Diocese of Onitsha in Anambra has debunked insinuations and publications that the Catholic Church has a hand in the demolition of an Anglican worship centre in Anambra.

Archbishop Valerian Okeke at last break his silence on the matter as efforts earlier to get them, speak by odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com failed.

It would be recalled that about two weeks ago unknown persons demolished Ebenezer Anglican Church situated at Oyolu-Oze Village in Nkwelle Ezunaka Community in Oyi LGA, Anambra.

Archbishop Okeke represented by the Director of Communications in Onitsha Arch-Diocese, Rev. Fr. Pius Ukor, told newsmen yesterday that the Catholic Church was very civil and diplomatic in its deals and would not involve or associate itself on such an unholy act.

``We as a church condemn such act in its totality.

``We cannot be part of destroying holy property or any place of worship; and we cannot encourage any of our members to do such act.

``The Catholic Church, especially the Onitsha Arch-Diocese, has continued to treat any case it has with civility and diplomacy knowing that as a Church we need to show the light,’’ Ukor said.

Meanwhile, the President-General of the Nkwelle Ezunaka Community, Dr. Chris Eluemunoh, said that the incident have nothing do with the Catholic Church.

Eluemunoh noted that the Church could not have connived with unknown persons to perpetrate such an act.

``I am not a Catholic. 

``I am a Pentecostal worshiper and could therefore not have done any such act or colluded with anybody or organization for that matter to destroy a holy place such as a worship centre.

``It is therefore unfounded and malicious lies against me and the Catholic Church,'' he noted.

It would be recalled that on Monday Anglican faithful embarked on peaceful demonstration in Onitsha, while displaying placards and distributed fliers on which they alleged that the state government and Catholic Church have a hand in the unholy incident.