Emmanuel Milingo
Emmanuel Milingo | |||||||||||||||
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Lusaka | |||||||||||||||
In office | 1969 to 1983 | ||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Adam Kozłowiecki | ||||||||||||||
Successor | Adrian Mung'andu | ||||||||||||||
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Ordination | August 31, 1958 | ||||||||||||||
Consecration | August 1, 1969 by Pope Paul VI | ||||||||||||||
Laicized | December 17, 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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Maria Sung (m. 2001) | ||||||||||||||
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Emmanuel Milingo (born June 13, 1930) is an
On September 24, 2006, Milingo
Life and career
Education and ordination
Born in 1930 in Mnukwa (in present-day Zambia) to Yakobe Milingo and Tomaida Lumbiwe, he was educated at
Pope Paul VI consecrated him as bishop of the Archdiocese of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. He served there from 1969 to 1983.[1] In the 1970s, Milingo conducted public religious services of healing and exorcism, which attracted huge crowds. In 1999 and 2000 Milingo participated in mass-marriage ceremonies conducted by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church in Japan and Korea, for which he received a severe written reprimand from Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican Secretary of State.[5]
In 1983 Pope John Paul II transferred Milingo to Rome because of his inappropriate use of his office of exorcism and his role in causing divisions in the Lusaka Archdiocese.[5] He was barred from practicing as a priest and bishop in Zambia,[6] but the Pope appointed Milingo a "special delegate" of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers.[5]
In 1992, Milingo endorsed the book On the Eucharist, a Divine Appeal, a collection of messages said to have been given by
In the late 1990s, Milingo became well known in
The devil in the Catholic Church is so protected now that he is like an animal protected by the government; put on a game preserve that outlaws anyone, especially hunters, from trying to capture or kill it. The devil within the Church today is actually protected by certain Church authorities from the official devil-hunter in the Church—the exorcist. To the question, "Are there men of the [Roman] Curia who are followers of Satan?" Milingo responded, 'Certainly there are priests and bishops. I stop at this level of ecclesiastical hierarchy because I am an archbishop, higher than this I cannot go.[7]
Marriage
In May 2001, Milingo said that the Roman Catholic Church should provide priests dispensation from the obligation of celibacy and should readmit married priests to the priestly ministry. To "set an example", at the age of 71, he and Maria Sung, a 43-year-old South Korean acupuncturist and
In a press conference organized by the Unification Church affiliate American Church Leadership Conference, Milingo said, "Celibacy has become a façade, secret affairs and marriages, raping of nuns, illegitimate children, rampant homosexuality, pedophilia and illicit sex have riddled the priesthood. Christ is mocked, the devil laughs."[10]
In August 2001, Milingo met with Pope John Paul II, who appealed to him: "In the name of Jesus Christ, return to the Catholic Church." Milingo agreed to separate from Sung and went into seclusion. Sung went on a hunger strike and appeared outside of St. Peter's Basilica to protest their separation.[11] In an interview on Italian television in 2002, Milingo said that he had spent a year in prayer and meditation in Argentina, at a Capuchin monastery.[12] In November 2003, he made a trip to Africa over the objections of the Catholic bishops there. In 2004 and 2005, he kept a low profile and media accounts suggested that he was living in a monastery near Rome.[13]
Organization for married priests
In late June or early July 2006, Milingo quietly left Italy
Stallings said that Milingo "is not seeking to defy or divide the (Roman Catholic) Church, but is acting out of deep love for the Church and concern for its future."[16] In August 2006 Milingo rejoined his wife. In January 2010 the Catholic News Agency reported that 20 priests in Uganda had formed a breakaway Catholic sect that accepts married priests. This was said to have been inspired by Milingo; the group claims to have around 12,000 members.[17]
Excommunication
On September 24, 2006, Milingo consecrated four married men as bishops,
Two days after the consecration of the four Americans as bishops, on September 26, 2006, the Holy See's press office announced the excommunication of all five men in a statement
Reduction to the lay state
In December 2007, in Brazil, Milingo conferred episcopal ordination on Harold J. Norwood. On July 15, 2009, in Massa, Italy, he consecrated Vitaliy Kuzhelnyi as a bishop, a former priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[23]
On December 17, 2009, the Holy See Press Office in a statement announced that Milingo had been dismissed from the clerical state. The statement[24] explained the effect of the action as "loss of the rights and duties attached to the clerical state, except for the obligation of celibacy; prohibition of the exercise of any ministry, except as provided for by Canon 976 of the Code of Canon Law in those cases involving danger of death; loss of all offices and functions and of all delegated power, as well as prohibition of the use of clerical attire. Consequently, the participation of the faithful in any future celebrations organized by Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo is to be considered unlawful."[3]
On June 11, 2011, the
Ecumenical Catholic Apostolic Church of Peace
In August 2010, Milingo was named Patriarch for Southern Africa of the new "Ecumenical Catholic Apostolic Church of Peace".[26][27] He called for married former Catholic clergy to join the movement. In April 2011 he consecrated the Rev. Peter Njogu as a bishop in Nyeri, Kenya.[28][29] In 2012, Milingo praised Sun Myung Moon for his work to promote religious unity.[30] Milingo retired from ministry in 2013, appointing Archbishop Peter Paul Brennan as his successor.[4] Later that year, he stated that he still considered himself a Roman Catholic.[31]
Published works
Music albums:
- Gubudu Gubudu (1995)
- Milingo Experience (2007)
Animated cartoon:
- Milingo the Spirit of Africa (1998), co-produced with the Italian cartoonist Mario Verger; music by Ronand Aldo Azzaro.
Books: Milingo has written numerous books about healing and exorcism. They contain details about "the world in between" human beings and the divine, a world of evil and of good spiritual beings.
- The Flower Garden of Jesus the Redeemer
- Demarcations
- Precautions in the Ministry of Deliverance
- Make Joni (1972), illustrated by Arnold Chimfwembe (Lusaka: Neczam)
- The World in Between: Christian Healing and the Struggle for Spiritual Survival (1984, London: Orbis Books),
- Le mie preghiere non sono ascoltate ("My prayers are not heard") (1987),
- Guaritore d'anime: la mia storia, la mia fede (with Renzo Allegri; Milan: Mondadori, 1997).
- Confessioni di uno scomunicato ("Confessions of an Excommunicated Catholic") (2008), an autobiography[32][33]
Literature
- Gerrie ter Haar: Black Minds Matter. Archbishop Milingo and the Vatican. Leiden, 2021. ISBN 978-90-5548-190-4 Online edition
- Gerrie ter Haar (International Institute of Social Studies): Spirit of Africa: The Healing Ministry of Archbishop Milingo of Zambia, London: Hurst, 1992; based on her 1991 Ph.D. thesis from Utrecht University.
References
- ^ a b "(Layman) Emmanuel Milingo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ISBN 978-90-420-2337-6.
- ^ a b "Statement of the Holy See Press Office: Dismissal of Emmanuel Milingo from the clerical state". Holy See Press Office. December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ a b Nzwili/RNS, Fredrick. "Excommunicated Bishop Who Advocates for Married Priests Still Identifies Catholic". Charisma News. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Milingo is no longer considered a bishop". ZENIT News Agency. May 29, 2001. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ISBN 9780313301285.
- ISBN 978-0-937422-46-5.
- ^ Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (July 16, 2001). "Notification Regarding Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ "Lets Marry, Rebel Bishop Tells Priests, Oscar Obonyo, The Standard, June 25, 2009". www.bishop-accountability.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "allAfrica.com: Milingo Accuses Catholics of Illicit Sex, Homosexuality". www.wewillstand.org. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "The archbishop's wife speaks for herself". National Catholic Reporter. August 31, 2001. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
- ^ Philip Willan (October 2, 2002). "Return of the prodigal son". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Married archbishop back at Vatican". CNN. February 28, 2004. Archived from the original on August 30, 2005. Retrieved August 21, 2005.
- ^ "Breaking News July 14, 2006". www.nationalcatholicreporter.org. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ John L. Allen jr. (July 21, 2006). "Zambian archbishop breaks with Rome". National Catholic Reporter. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ Archbishop Milingo: 'Married Priesthood Now'; Healer Missing from Italy Emerges in U.S., Proclaims End to Mandatory Celibacy Archived 2006-09-12 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Newswire
- ^ Twenty Ugandan priests form breakaway sect of married clerics Archived 2010-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic News Agency, January 9, 2010
- ^ African prelate consecrates married bishops, causing new schism Archived 2008-03-29 at the Wayback Machine Catholic World News
- ^ "Declaration of the Holy See Press Office on the present ecclesial situation of Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo". Holy See Press Office. September 26, 2006. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011.
- ^ "Code of Canon Law: Usurpation of Ecclesiastical Functions and Delicts in their Exercise (Cann. 1378–1389)". Archived from the original on March 27, 2008.
- ^ Glatz, Carol. "Vatican says Archbishop Milingo, four others incur excommunication", Catholic News Service, September 26, 2006
- ^ "Vatican pulls passport of excommunicated archbishop". Catholic World News. October 15, 2007. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
- Sambir-Drohobych Cathedral. February 15, 2011. Archived from the originalon April 3, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ^ Holy See Press Office (January 2010). "Dominus Emmanuel Milingo e statu clericali dimittitur" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis: 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2020.(In Italian)
- ^ Jesús Colina (June 14, 2011). "Vatican Calls China's Illicitly Ordained to Examine Hearts". ZENIT News Agency. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012.
- ^ "Excommunicated Milingo to become 'patriarch' of sect". Catholic World News. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ "Milingo to be installed as patriarch". Lusaka Times. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on October 10, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ "Milingo continues recruiting married priests for new sect". Catholic World News. April 11, 2011. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ Job Weru (April 11, 2011). "Milingo: I will keep raiding Catholic Church". Standard Digital. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ^ "Milingo: Rev. Moon's legacy is in religious unity". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ "Excommunicated bishop still sees himself as Roman Catholic". Religion News Service. September 11, 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Rebel priest publishes life story Archived 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine BBC
- ISBN 978-88-87509-83-0. Archived from the originalon May 24, 2008.