You are not attacking the church when you call out ministers who are faking miracles, raping girls, or promoting homosexuality. You are sanitizing and saving the church – Fr. Kelvin Ugwu

Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, a Nigerian Catholic priest serving in Gambia, highlighted that counterfeit miracles, embellished testimonies, the prosperity gospel, sexual abuse of minors, and homosexuality pose significant challenges to the church.

Sharing his views in a Facebook post on January 11, 2024, Fr. Ugwu urged Christians to vocally oppose those engaged in these assaults

According to the cleric, It is not an attack on the church when these atrocities are called out but rather a way of sanitizing the church

He wrote; “The greatest attacks on the Church or the Body of Christ in this present age are: 1. Faking miracles to deceive2. Exaggerating testimonies/lies3. Concocting prophesies in God’s name4. Prosperity gospel5. Homosexuality6. Sexual abuse of minors7. Brainwashing/Hypnotizing people8. Financial extortion It is our collective responsibility as Christians to ensure that anyone involved in any of the above is called to order, be it minister or lay faithful. You are not attacking the church when you call out ministers who are faking miracles, faking prophecies, extorting church members, raping girls, or promoting homosexuality. You are in fact, sanitizing and saving the church from their attacks. Don’t allow them to change the narrative. Don’t allow them to succeed in making you feel you are the bad person or convince you that you are the one attacking the body of Christ. They are simply trying to hypnotize you. There is a difference between attacking the body of Christ and attacking false ministers and false teachings. The latter is what every true Christian is called to do regardless of how powerful the minister thinks he or she is. If you see lies, point them out. If you see truth, point it out. Don’t sit on the fence. Truth is truth. Falsehood is falsehood. Period.