JOURNALIST101 has obtained a footage of the shameful moment Reverend Father James Anelu; the Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ewu-Owa Gberigbe in Ikorodu vehemently opposed to the singing of Igbo songs on his parish.
In the video, Fr. Anelu said what the Igbos are doing in the parish can’t be tried in Ekwulobia, Anambra State alleging the people will resist same.
During the show of shame, the priest asked the members how the non Igbos in the parish will participate when they don’t understand the language.
The Priest angrily stopped a soul lifting chorus during the second collection noting that Igbos cannot keep dominating other people even in his Church.
He cited the case of his Benin Diocese where Igbos dominate to the point of becoming the Bishop in person of Akubueze adding that the spirit of God in any place recognises only languages indigenous to that geographical location.
However, in a swift reaction, the Lagos Diocese dismissed the priest’s comment as “completely unacceptable” adding that the “unsavoury” remarks by Rev. Fr Anelu “doesn’t represent the Catholic Church position on common brotherhood of people of all tribes and religion.”
In a disclaimer issued by Alfred Adewale Martins, the Archbishop of Lagos, the priest “has been asked to proceed on an indefinite leave of absence to give an opportunity for a thorough investigation of all matters relating to his ministry in the parish.”
Watch the video of what happened in the church when the father made the announcement below:
