Old Catholic Apostolic Church inaugurates in Rivers State

The Old Catholic Apostolic Church has been inaugurated in Rivers State. Reverend father Calixtus Oke who is the premier priest in the state said Old Catholic Apostolic church is returning to the old practices of the early church. Reverend Father Oke said the inauguration marked the new beginning of the early apostolic practices before errors set into the church adding that the main aim of Old Catholic is not because their priest can marry but that the church have to embrace the real practices of the early church. Reacting to the issue of marriage by the Roman Catholic Priests, the Reverend father said celibate life was not a practice in the bible quoting that Apostle Paul mentioned it as a gift and not mandatory. Reverend Father Oke who is of the Andoni extraction advised youths of the area to eschewed violence and embrace peace. The Clergy who was speaking on the heels of the kidnap of two police officers at Ngo waterways while on their way for a special duty last month stressed that no society can thrive in a place of acrimony. He added that he has a plan of taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to the area.