The controversial priest and self-proclaimed healer on Sunday presided over the consecration of two deacons within his Married Priests Now church.
The archbishop, who shot into international fame in 2006, when he publicly challenged the relevance of celibacy in the Catholic Church believes he has fought a good fight and that his years of struggle will soon bear fruit.
“Everywhere I go, I am received with love by people of all faiths. They love and understand what I stand for,” he told the Nation yesterday during the ordination of Victor Kimemia as a deacon.
Mr Kimemia’s faith lies within the African Orthodox Church of Kenya, which does not allow the ordination of married priests.
“God’s word is for all of us. We should not discriminate the married from the unmarried,” argues Archbishop Milingo. “In His eyes, we are all the same,” he said.
Despite his excommunication five years ago, he says there’s no love lost between him and the Roman Catholic Church.
“They said I came from a family of witchdoctors and that I falsely proclaimed to be a healer. They did not know I talk to God directly,” he told the Nation.
Despite his self-professed love for the Roman Catholic Church, the Archbishop’s public call for an end to mandatory celibacy in 2001, punctuated by his very public marriage to a doctor of acupuncture from Korea, was rejected as an embarrassment.
Healing ministry
Upon the insistence of the Vatican, he set aside his marriage and returned to his healing ministry in Italy. His disappearance and return, seclusion and subsequent restriction left many questions unanswered.
Following his marriage, Archbishop Milingo says Pope John Paul II summoned him to the Vatican, where he had to promise not to see his wife anymore, and to move to a different monastery.
“Of course I protested. For 43 years as a celibate priest, I only knew God as a male. Now, through my union with my wife, I have come to see the other side of God’s heart, which is female,” he says.
After the separation, his wife, Sung went on a hunger strike in protest. They reunited in 2002. After courting controversy in his twilight years, the archbishop says he does not regret the choices he has made in life.
About himself, Archbishop Milingo says: “I don’t want to be put on a pedestal. I lead a simple life.”
Does he believe that priests should be allowed to marry?
“When I ordained my first married priests, I went on my knees and asked God to tell me whether ordaining married priests was wrong. He said ‘nonsense.’ I knew I had made the right decision.”
[DAILY NATION]
…..neither should ‘they’ discriminate G A Y couples TRANSGENDER nor INTERRACIAL couples:)>-
At 80 that when appertite yaisa zoona. Kwe bwali mucusha. God had a reason to make man and woman with intwenu.
Milingo made the right decision to marry and to ordain married priests. He is more right on priests marrying than the Pope. Mafyototo this story not about gays. go elsewhere with your views. homosexuality is unacceptable
I couldn`t agree more bishop niyozuna, no wonder i don`t blame you.It is an activity that has divided and at the same time united people through out history,brought fights,wars,enemities,alliances,pacts… you name it….sorry if you are too naive to know what i am talking about.:-?
Not na Duwi. Takwaba ati bakote. Yalibe bad
Elo ine neka 22 yr old nganakwata ba gelo 4 at a go ati nalufyanya
These things are vry sweet and theres nothing we can do about it
Even some Angels took time from heaven to come and sample a bit on earth lol
Bishop Milingo reminds of a funeral song “Kumbo takuya ababwela”.There is no return once one tests of the fruits.He is 80 but we all go through”ukusanguka akaiche” the same physiological pathways bane.
To marry is the best thing the Arch Bishop did, even the Good Book has the word within. To all those Priests carjoling with women and hiding in the vows of celibacy, you have an answer in Milingo. Stop sinning and come out in the open.
Mambala ale lya utwaiche utu ma nuns tulya twa leikala next to Bishops residence, kale aamba!!!
just a point of correction. this man is not archibishop, not even fr. milingo but he is mr. milingo. and he is not in communion with the holy catholic church.
Umufyashi bulanyamukanyamuka lol
oviasly ka Moon kalisamupela “kung-fu” style,ilya iyalepandukako abena Jean-Clad VanDamme !then umufyashi afulungana…ati naleka ine nafya bu father ine!
iwe # 11 have respect mwana OK.how old is your grandfather/grandmother?probably they are Milingo’s age mates….hey guys ,do some of you really mean what you post here?honestly how can u post such “evil thoughts”??/????
Personally I think Milingo age just got to his head,when one gets old they sometimes behave so strange.And it is wrong to be misleading young catholic priests,those pipo take vows,VOWS please…and a vow is meant to last till your last breath.He is a wrong influnce.He should have just left the catholic church alone without raising dust.And my humble appeal to the pope,please include the clause “take it or leave it” in your rules.If one wants to be celibate welcome them,if one wants to marry dont let them in.
Here is free advice to you guys here. Talk to God and listen for His answer. If it is ziiiiiiii!, you’re in trouble, better spend more time on your knees.
I wonder where this Milingo guy gets his Libido at such an advanced age…when at my tender age I have completely lost my Libido….I don’t even want to see a woman nearby….
#9 levink, Just a point of correction/clarification- The thing is that this man was ordained whether one likes it or not his still an archbishop, but you are right that his not in communion with the catholic church as he was excommunicated, and was striped of his clerical state. Which theoretically it should mean that his Now Mr. But His NOT he still remains archbishop, as he was consecrated to be a Bishop. It is like baptism once you are baptised, one has a permanent mark(indelible mark) of God’s ownership as a christian, even though one may go astray. His very being changed at ordination to that of a priest. When he celebrates mass which he is not suppose to the host and wine changes to the body and blood of Christ.But its illicit.So the mass is valid but illicit.I am NOT supporting…
# 15 ,theres viagra,but the act is even un-healthy for his age,i mean too much fast-high-heart-beat,shortness of breath wen the swimmers leave your body,rolling over helplessly due to temporal loss of strength in your body !
Its extremely difficult to separate a mans’ big head from the small one
Archbishop Kanshi Chalilowa Milingo, we your loyal supporters and followers are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the fruits of your loins who will keep your movement arrive after you have gone. When is it happening? Ifintu nibwangu, kaili! Or you mean to tell us you just like the act but not the responsibility that flows from that sperm of yours?
15 you need serious prayers, you dont know what you are missing! Try viagra as well!:-w
Thank you Mr Milingo Sir. However,here`s the next challenge for you. Since you seem to be the only one with the nerve to stand up to the Vatican, both in words and deeds, can you please spill the beans? Let the entire world know that the bible is not inspired, but an errant, abstract book written by human beings in the name of scribes, who in the modern day would be called journalists. Tell the world that the Roman Catholic had the sole custody of this book for a long time before it was allowed to the public and during this time they messed around with it. Tell them that the bible is a collection of selective ancient writings, sponsored by a Roman Catholic king called St Constantine who used his personal finances to fund the priests who chose which writings to include and which ones to…
which ones to leave out. This Process was and is still called canonization. The bible is also full of pagan traditions which are followed by Christians to date. Finally because you are well aware sir, that this is a human creation, through your candidness and courage, let the people know that that is why some priests like you can break the tradition and marry and others can engage themselves in despicable acts like child molestation because truthfully speaking there`s nothing like punishment by god because all this is human creation.
# 21/22. Walasa!/ Naulasa mudala! No more blind religoius following, people need to wakw up
#20 Ba miss pretty…just remeber me in your prayers. I wish you were nearby cause you would have shown me what I am missing
libido rules, at 80 someone still has it.
🙂 umundowendowe walileta akantu bane. Ati ba father…awe sure bwafya! :)>- I have slept with a number of them. :o)
Iwe # 1 shut your big mouth and f*** the guy. Everybody has a choice to marry and there’s no doubt about it. Ati ba father priest… bafikala!!!! How were you brought on earth? Were you f******* droped in the ocean and swim? Stop musterbating and cheating innocent sisters to join you in your race….. I ****ed a sister and joined that. Sex is good for the body. **** off!
BaMilingo, be open and tell the world the number of your own children. It’s no longer a secret come clean, you have children in Zambia.
# 28 this catholic practice sucks. Its possible this so called Milingo has children. I have friend a whose father is a priest from Luapula province.
#22 Who’s Who
It’s easy. If you wdonder whether the Bible is the word of God, simply ask God himself. he will tell you. God is not dead. if he spoke the Bible ie inspired, he will speak to you. Today.
As for ba Milingo, he should just preach the bible. people will see whether marriage is God’s will for them. Those who want to be celibate can ago ahead as unto God. If later they burn with passions, then they should marry. That’s what the bible says.
Comment 15 congratulations, bro. You are one of a kind though certainly missing out on something. Comment 21 be mindful of the fact that the Bible goes beyond the Dark Ages. I mean, copies of the Bible have been found which date beyond the Dark Ages and true worshipers of God depend on them. The Catholic Engineered Bible makes several overt omission of the original like spliting one of the Ten Commandments into two to pave the way for paganism. I encourage you to be an ambassador of christ. You’ve nothing to lose.
Bull Crap!! Nonesense!!
# 30 you`r defenseless. Everybody claims they` ve had a vision from god for their did. Milingo just stated it. Which article did you read?
Wait until a brother in your church claims that god has led him to ask for your daughter`s hand if you have any.
# 31 you just confirmed hat the bible was screwed therefore in essence you`r in support
if you guys seriously want to defend that concoction, show some insightfulness
i wonder whether milingo unites people or divides them. i believe that a real disciple of christ unites, never does he divide people, especially those who know and acknowledge the reality of God. my prayer is that the works and utterances of millingo would unify peolple in zambia and in the catholic church. may the hand of GOD take control of the life of milingo.
#21 revisite your history.
Just pray for this milingo of yours he is a bishop and that fact remains. by the way, mariage is not only about going to bed and i don’t think thats what pushed our bishop into that experience. the problem is to be looked for from another angle: the Vatican.
# 34 There`s no History to revist. I encourage you and anyone else whio cares to research on the origins of religion and please seriously make time for this, it`s for your own good. This will open your eyes, it will mark the end of your religious blind following
#35 Who`s Who Don’t you agree that Jesus is historical? that’s a fact, his historical right.We can also say the same about his disciple & the 12 who were selected from among the disciple to be apostles. They lived with Jesus & after Jesus resurrection from the dead they preached the risen Christ,who had revealed himself to them as the son of GOD.We know that among the twelve is St.Peter the first Bishop(Episcopos-Greek) of Rome & that’s also where the Catholic Church, traces its foundation.You have possibly heard of St.Paul who was an apostle he was not among the twelve but got a revelation from the risen Christ. ST.PAUL is historical too. The thing is one can not really prove the existence of God but can only demonstrate. And Christianity from the beginning to the end is all about…
From the beginning to the end Christianity is all about FAITH- from the letters of St.Paul. So if you want to prove people wrong that religion is useless, or Christianity is useless or that there is no God. First try and believe that there is God, believe that Jesus resurrected from the dead and is sited at the right hand of God the father. Then after you believe pray and get the result then come back and tell us your answer, if it will be the same.
There is a philosopher who said that its better to believe that there is God rather than not believe, for if one does not believe and then finds that there is God the person has a lot to loose. But if the Person believes that there is GOD and then the person finds there is non one has nothing to loose.
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God save your children because they do not know what they are doing. they lack wisdom so can not understand
Bravo Scholarstic
May you be blessed for these words….
we should be alert for these terrible times…… the antiChrist are ballooning
Staying single or getting Married is a choice one makes. Ba Tata Ba Milingo made a choice which he later changed and no one can blame him for that at least he is being sincere before God. Imagine the countless numbers of priests having affairs and pretend to be Holy, how many of us choose to please man and not God for the sake of pleasing the world. And to those of You being disrespectful and being vulger you obviously have not read the Bible and dont know that you are calling curses upon Yourselves. at least he is 80 years old will you get there, how dare you talk about his sexuality, May God deal with You.
Mocking God Has Consequences
Death is certain but the Bible speaks about untimely death!
Make a personal reflection about this. Very interesting, read until the end.
It is written in the Bible (Galatians 6:7): ‘Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sow, that shall he also reap.’
#35 thank for encouraging me to read some church history, i understand its importance. i made that comment simply because i found a few historical facts you have written rather unjust, i mean nit exact: like Constantine only became catholique on his death bed, the bible is not merely a collectio of ancient writing ther is more to that. What do you understand by insoiration as a doctrine of the catholique Church? maybe U can help me with some written sources older than those of Joseph Flavius which can help us trace together the origines of the religion. If the bible is mere work of the cotholic church, what about the Old testament wich was already used by th ejews before Jesus. lets talk about these things
#30,31,34,35&39. Before going into the nitty-gritty, let`s touch the basics. It is said that the all powerful god foresees and he basically creates something from nothing, meaning he actually designs, moulds and then breaths life into the nostrils. Therefore, before he created Lucifer, he foresaw that, he, Lucifer would rebel against him, and eventually would throw him on earth where there were people he loved so much. Having foreseen the negative impact Lucifer would have by winning more people to his side than god`s meaning a lot of gods beloved people are destined to damnation, why did he allow this situation in the first lace and decides to make amends later by sending Jesus, according to your belief. Prevention is better than cure. He could have created Lucifer and given him…
an obedient heart, but nay, he decided to create him and give him a rebellious heart. So your god is the creator of chaos, he is the creator of evil. He should not punish people. They are who they are because that’s how he designed them. If you’re tall or short, that`s how he created you and there`s nothing you can do to change that. In the same vein, he is the one who gave either a loving, kind heart or an evil l mind. You can pretend but your true colors will reflect. Now does it sound like there`s is free will to you.
I prefer a married priest to a celibate one who does small 12 year old alter-boys!!! So much for catholic celibacy!!! Nuns having abortions is a known phenomenon. Whats with this hypocritical holy sh.it?