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'''Emmanuel Milingo''' (born June 13, 1930) is a former [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[archbishop]] from [[Zambia]]. In 1969, aged 39, Milingo was consecrated by [[Pope Paul VI]] as the bishop of the [[Archdiocese of Lusaka]].<ref name=hier>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bmilingo|(Layman) Emmanuel Milingo|21 January 2015}}</ref> | {{Featured article}} | ||
'''Emmanuel Milingo''' (born June 13, 1930) is a former [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[archbishop]] from [[Zambia]]. In 1969, aged 39, Milingo was consecrated by [[Pope Paul VI]] as the bishop of the [[Archdiocese of Lusaka]].<ref name=hier>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bmilingo|(Layman) Emmanuel Milingo|21 January 2015}}</ref> In 1983, he stepped down from his position as Archbishop of Lusaka after criticism for [[exorcism]] and faith healing practices unapproved by church authorities.<ref name=zim>{{cite book | |||
In 1983, he stepped down from his position as Archbishop of Lusaka after criticism for [[exorcism]] and faith healing practices unapproved by church authorities.<ref name=zim>{{cite book | |||
|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=y_Iyaxyqk_oC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA53#v=onepage&q&f=false | |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=y_Iyaxyqk_oC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA53#v=onepage&q&f=false | ||
|author=Marthinus L. Daneel | |author=Marthinus L. Daneel | ||
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|year=2008 | |year=2008 | ||
|isbn=90-420-2337-6 | |isbn=90-420-2337-6 | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> In 2001, when Milingo was 71, he received a marriage blessing from [[Sun Myung Moon]], the leader of the [[Unification Church]], despite the prohibition on marriage for [[Holy Orders|ordained]] priests. In July 2006, he established [[Married Priests Now!]], an advocacy organization to promote the acceptance of married priests in the Roman Catholic Church. On September 24, 2006, Milingo [[ordain]]ed four men as bishops without a papal mandate. The [[Holy See Press Office]] announced in an unsigned statement two days later that Milingo had been automatically [[Excommunication|excommunicated]] by that act.<ref name=cwn2006>{{cite news | ||
In 2001, when Milingo was 71, he received a marriage blessing from [[Sun Myung Moon]], the leader of the [[Unification Church]], despite the prohibition on marriage for [[Holy Orders|ordained]] priests. | |||
In July 2006, he established [[Married Priests Now!]], an advocacy organization to promote the acceptance of married priests in the Roman Catholic Church. On September 24, 2006, Milingo [[ordain]]ed four men as bishops without a papal mandate. The [[Holy See Press Office]] announced in an unsigned statement two days later that Milingo had been automatically [[Excommunication|excommunicated]] by that act.<ref name=cwn2006>{{cite news | |||
|url=http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=46723 | |url=http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=46723 | ||
|publisher=Catholic World News | |publisher=Catholic World News | ||
|title=Archbishop Milingo excommunicated after illicit ordinations | |title=Archbishop Milingo excommunicated after illicit ordinations | ||
|date=September 26, 2006 | |date=September 26, 2006 | ||
}}</ref> All four men were married at the time of their ordination. | }}</ref> All four men were married at the time of their ordination. On December 17, 2009, the Holy See Press Office announced that Milingo had been [[Laicization|reduced to the lay state]], making him no longer a member of the Catholic clergy.<ref name=bulletin/> He retired from ministry in his movement for married priests in March 2013, appointing [[Peter Paul Brennan]] to take his place.<ref name="xyzz">[http://www.charismanews.com/us/40960-excommunicated-bishop-who-advocates-for-married-priests-still-identifies-catholic Excommunicated Bishop Who Advocates for Married Priests Still Identifies Catholic]</ref> | ||
On December 17, 2009, the Holy See Press Office announced that Milingo had been [[Laicization|reduced to the lay state]], making him no longer a member of the Catholic clergy.<ref name=bulletin/> | |||
He retired from ministry in his movement for married priests in March 2013, appointing [[Peter Paul Brennan]] to take his place.<ref name="xyzz">[http://www.charismanews.com/us/40960-excommunicated-bishop-who-advocates-for-married-priests-still-identifies-catholic Excommunicated Bishop Who Advocates for Married Priests Still Identifies Catholic]</ref> | |||
==Life and career== | ==Life and career== |