An Anglican priest who has been battling the church in court for the last two-and-a-half years for blocking his consecration as bishop of a diocese in eastern Uganda has resigned his office and joined a breakaway group.
Daily Monitor
Friday January 22 2021
Anglican bishops attending a recent function. The author is calling upon them to put Kumi diocese to order. PHOTO/FILE.
Summary
Supporters of Rev Okunya have severally assaulted the caretaker bishop and other clergy, who are perceived to be opposed to Okunya’s promotion.
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Kumi Diocese is faced with two closely interlinked ironies. First, the diocese is embroiled in a nasty, but easily resolvable leadership crisis. And second, it is the top management organ of the Anglican Church itself (ie House of Bishops), which perhaps inadvertently, triggered off and orchestrated the crisis!
This latter irony is particularly serious because rather than opt to be seen as part of the solution, the House of Bishops appears to have chosen to be an integral part of the problem! Let me explain.