Milingo schism grows with ordination of another bishop

June 25, 2009

Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, who incurred automatic excommunication in 2006 when he ordained four men bishops without Vatican approval, ordained Father Daniel Kasomo as a bishop of his “Married Priests Now” movement in a June 24 ceremony in Kenya. Bishop Martin Kivuva of Machakos suspended Father Kasomo after he admitted he had fathered children.

 

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Further information:

• Milingo slaps Catholics in the face (Nairobi Daily Nation)
• Snub rebel priests, Catholics told (Nairobi Daily Nation)
• Rebel priests await Milingo visit (Nairobi Daily Nation)
• Communiqué Concerning Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo (Holy See Press Office, 2006)
• African prelate consecrates married bishops, causing new schism (CWN, 2006)