Emmanuel Milingo: Difference between revisions

'''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

}}</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

}}</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>