I saw a video that relates to the incident that happened during the dedication of the Roman Catholic cathedral at Nnewi. There were two issues in that video.
The first was the introduction of Peter Obi, His Excellency. Peter Obi went to that meeting. I saw him first outside the church in a video. He was just there like himself—simply dressed, no fanfare, no security. I didn’t see policemen or soldiers around him. He went into the church and sat quietly at one corner.
It was a very big ceremony with several bishops. Somebody said up to 50 bishops from all over the world. When Peter Obi was introduced, you needed to see the uproar—the applause. People were turning around, looking for him. Then there was a second clip of a man wearing black attire with a cap—a knight. Apparently, he was visibly angry, infuriated. He pulled off his shoes and started walking out of the church barefooted. At a point, he even removed his knighthood cap.
His anger, apparently, was that the bishop did not adequately eulogise the late senator as the one who started the building of that cathedral. I listened to the bishop’s speech carefully. He acknowledged that the senator started the project, but said that the devoted faithful completed it. I was wondering why a man would be so angry that a dead man was not eulogised enough. Psalm 8:4 says, “What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?” That scripture humbled me when I first read it in Igbo while I was living in Aba. You are 60–70% water. What exactly are you?
Why get angry over a dead man? Angry that someone didn’t protect his image? He collapsed as a senator in the presence of his children and family in the United Kingdom, with all the healthcare available. I walked through Oxford Street in London and saw defibrillators on the streets—yet nothing could be done when he collapsed.
Why would you angry with your faith, denomination, and Christianity because you felt that Ifeanyi Uba was not eulogised enough?
When I got born again, I made up my mind that no person and nothing would take me away from this faith. Nothing will stop me from serving God.
The Bible asks, “What shall separate us from the love of God?” Is it persecution? Is it insult? Is it ego?
When I saw that man walking out barefooted, I saw pride. I saw ignorance. I saw shallowness of belief. I’m not even sure he understands what being a Christian means. What he did was like crucifying Christ all over again. I even suspect that he thinks the Roman Catholic Church is a social gathering—an ego exhibition where people display wealth and importance. No. It is a place of humility.
Christ had the fullness of deity in Him, yet He did not count equality with God something to cling to. He humbled Himself and died the death of a sinner. That is why He was given a name above every other name, that at the name of Jesus every knee must bow. That man clearly lacks proper understanding of why he is a Roman Catholic.
There is no perfect institution. Your family is not perfect—you won’t denounce it. Nigeria is not perfect—you won’t abandon it. Even Biafra, if it comes, will not be perfect. You don’t cut off your nose to spite your face. That man is too proud, too temperamental, too toxic.
The bishop was careful. Diplomatic. Strategic. The Church has a brand. Before his death, that senator had unresolved issues, including public business disputes and allegations of bad credit records. Eulogising carelessly would have damaged the Church’s image in an era where churches are already being dragged daily.
Hebrews 6:4 speaks about those who have tasted heavenly things and then fall away. Debate theology all you want—but don’t crucify Christ publicly with your ignorance and anger.
If you know that man, send this video to him. Let him go back to the bishop and repent of that foolish action. Because if the bishop leaves tomorrow, another bishop will replace him by next Sunday. You that walked out—don’t be surprised if a younger billionaire replaces you quietly next week.
Sir Henry Royce built the Rolls-Royce engine—powerful, classy, expensive. Yet he stopped attending church. He later died paralysed on his bed while his engines carried people everywhere.
The Titanic was called unsinkable—even God, they said, could not sink it. It sank on its maiden voyage.
Anything that rebels against God will be humbled. Any person lifted by pride will decline.
That man should go back, confess, and repent. If possible, let the bishop slap his mouth with the Bible for talking nonsense.
