Parishioners at Queen of Apostles Catholic
Church, Kakuri parish, Kaduna State, are still in shock following revelation
that the parish priest, Very Reverend Father Peter Zuni, 54, was engaged in a
secret marriage to two women, an act that led to his being disrobed and sacked
from the priesthood.
Sunday Sun gathered that one of the wives is
already late, while the surviving one who blew the whistle about three weeks
ago over the secret marriage is said to be nursing a child for the
embattled
priest.
According to the doctrine of the Catholic Church,
only unmarried men are ordained into the priesthood as they are obligated to
swear to an oath of celibacy and observe perfect and perpetual service for the
sake of the kingdom of heaven. This, it is believed, would enable the priests
to easily remain close to Christ with an undivided heart, and dedicate
themselves more freely to the service of God and the congregation.
When Sunday Sun visited the premises of the Queen
of the Apostles parish, some parishioners confirmed the report, which they said
was initially thought to be mere rumour.
The parishioners who spoke on condition of
anonymity said they were shocked and surprised to learn of a petition to the
Bishop of Kaduna Archdiocese, Bishop Ndagoso Manoso, that two women had
children for their parish priest, an act considered to be an abomination and
grave sin against the Catholic doctrine.
Soures;The Sun
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