Tag: Cornelius Omonokhua
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May this Eid-el-Fitr give us peace!
Today is a day that the Lord has made. We rejoice and are glad to celebrate EID-EL- FITR with our dear Muslim brothers and sisters, after the long period of prayers and fasting during Ramadan. According to the Second Vatican Council, the Church regards with esteem the Muslims.
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Ideal politics and politicians – By Cornelius Omonokhua
Some time ago, I published in many newspapers an article titled, “Politicians are called to be saints.” This article is also published in my book: “From Dream to Reality; Dialogue of Encounter” (Page 299). So many Nigerians have told me that it is a fallacy to think that a politician can be a saint
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Nurudeen and Etsako hunters – By Cornelius Omonokhua
Mallam Nurudeen Umosor, our brother and hero of Etsakọ Empire. You have proven your worth as a warrior not only against animals in the forest but against human beings who made themselves beasts of the forest. As a trained hunter, your game was normal animals until the kidnappers took over our forests as human animals.…
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Dialogue of theological exchange: Blasphemy in context – By Cornelius Omonokhua
The Co-Chairmen of Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), His Eminence, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Dr. Samson Olasupo Adeniyi Ayokunle and His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, has said over and over again, that we…
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Short road to peace and freedom – By Cornelius Omonokhua
Since the unfortunate tragedy of May 12, 2022 in Sokoto, I have received messages and calls to question the relevance of inter-religious dialogue in Nigeria. Fortunately, many Muslim scholars have reacted that the action of the killers in Sokoto is not the true teaching of the Holy Quran and therefore does not represent Islam. It…
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Dialogue At Cross Roads, By Cornelius Omonokhua
By Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua I was appointed Benin Archdiocesan director of Inter-religious dialogue and the Co-ordinator for Inter-religious dialogue in 1991. When the Catholic diocese of Auchi was created in 2002, Bishop Gabriel Ghieakhomo Dunia requested that I continue the work of Inter-religious and Ecumenical dialogue. In 2007, I was called to the Catholic…