Nigerian Catholic Diocese Denounces “simulated” Entity as “fake roman catholic church”

“Its signpost also bears the name Precious Blood of Jesus Adoration Ministry (PBJAM),” the Nigerian Catholic Priest further recounts.

He continues, “The group performs some religious activities that imitate those of the Latin Catholic Church such as Sunday ‘masses’, ‘exposition of their host with monstrance’, ‘Wednesday adoration’, ‘gethsemane night’, ‘divine mercy prayers’, ‘chapel of perpetual ‘adoration’, vestments with Roman Catholic outlook, ‘catholic crucifix’ and a facility that they called Pope John Paul II charity foundation.”

“They are led by a bishop who does not participate in the Apostolic Succession,” the Chancellor of Enugu Diocese says.

He goes on to clarify that “the said self-acclaimed Roman catholic group at Ibagwa Nike is not in communion with the Universal Catholic Church led by the Holy Father, Pope Francis with its Universal See and government in Vatican City, Rome.”

Fr. Agubuchie explains that to be “fully in the communion with the Universal Catholic Church on earth, a Christian MUST be joined with Christ in the Church's visible structure by the bonds of the profession of faith, the celebration of the sacraments and by ecclesiastical governance.”

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“The pseudo catholic church based at Ibagwa Nike does not in reality share in any of these three bonds and, thus, is NOT in communion with the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church under the Pope, Successor of St. Peter,” the Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu says in the February 12 statement.

Jude Atemanke is a Cameroonian journalist with a passion for Catholic Church communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea in Cameroon. Currently, Jude serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.