A 54 year- old Reverend Father, Peter Zuni, of the Catholic Church at Queen of Apostles Catholic Church, Kakuri parish, Kaduna State, was said to have been engaged in a secret marriage to two women, an act that led to his being disrobed and sacked from the priesthood.
it was gathered by the news men that one of the wives is already late, while the surviving one who blew the whistle about three weeks ago over the secret marriage is said to be nursing a child for the embattled priest.
According to the doctrine of the Catholic Church, only unmarried men are ordained into the priesthood as they are obligated to swear to an oath of celibacy and observe perfect and perpetual service for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. This, it is believed, would enable the priests to easily remain close to Christ with an undivided heart, and dedicate themselves more freely to the service of God and the congregation.
At the church, Queen of the Apostles parish some parishioners confirmed the report to some news men which they said was initially thought to be mere rumour.
On the allegation of his involvement in secret marriage to two women who bore children for him even as a Catholic priest, he neither denied nor confirmed the allegation. Rather he said: “I find it difficult myself to believe what people are saying about me".
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