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Archbishop Justin Badi Arama, the Primate of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) has rejected a high court ruling over the ongoing leadership dispute in Jonglei describing it as a wrong decision.
ECSS split following the August defrocking of Bishop Reuben Akurdit of the church’s Jonglei internal province by Archbishop Badi. One camp welcomed the defrocking, while the other insisted the defrocking over alleged canonical disobedience and misconduct was nonprocedural. The Akurdit camp went to the High Court in Juba to challenge his removal.
In the last two weeks, the Juba court urged the ECSS to stay the defrocking and appointment of any successors pending a final verdict on 5th January 2020.