Following the news of the transfer of Rev Fr Mbaka, another priest has made clarification on this.
According to Fr Onuoha Peter, “Fr Amadi was asked to help out in Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria from now till January 2nd 2023 when Fr Mbaka will be returning from the monastery in Edo State. Another way of putting it is to say relief duty. After January 2nd Fr Mbaka will come back and continue his activities in Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria.
“But many people have changed the narrative saying the bishop has replaced him, some said that he has been transferred. Yes the bishop can transfer his priest. But in this case was Fr Mbaka transferred the answer is NO. He was asked to go to the monastery in Edo State for prayers while Fr Amadi will be relieving him in the interim till January 2nd 2023.
“Let good counsel prevail. The social media doesn’t transfer priests. But the bishop does and it is always documented. Those peddling lies can you show us the transfer letter?
“Let God take over the situation. Priests do go for retreat and vacation and other priests come to relieve them and that doesn’t entail transfer. That Fr Mbaka was asked to go to the monastery is not a crime nor that he was transferred.
“For those of you clapping that he has been sent to the monastery, let me ask you what is wrong in praying in the monastery? What is wrong in quietude with God? Are monks not human beings? What is wrong in being alone with none but thee my God in the monastery?
“Fr Mbaka will only go to the Monastery and come back with the contemplative dimensions of the prophets Elijah and Elisha. That means he will become contemplative in action. And he will now be flying with the wings of contemplation and active acts of the Holy Spirit in double measures.
“All these happening are pointing towards his sainthood in the future. A saint is about to be birth in Enugu Diocese.
“These things are happening so that Church historians will have facts to defend his sainthood case tomorrow.”
