[lee martell]

Why was he not being accepted?
That full paragraph described everything else but that pivotal point.

[PeterPrinciple]

Last week, Nigerian church leaders met Francis to discuss the situation of Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke, appointed to Ahiara by then-Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. He has since then been rejected by most of the clergy and the laity, because he’s not from the diocese nor from the Mbaise people who dominate the area.

https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2017/06/14/online-campaign-tries-raise-doubts-popes-nigeria-edict/

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Would wonder if the whole story but tribalism is strong............

[PeterPrinciple]

Azuogu has no qualms in defining Onaiyekan, appointed by Francis as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese back in 2013, as a big part of the problem, calling him a “liar” and accusing him of taking the priests and laity of the diocese for fools.

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Or it couple be incompetence........................