Ndi Igbo, Elders, and Chiefs,This statement is to express deep concern and outright condemnation regarding an alleged disturbing image circulating among us: a Catholic Reverend Father and a prophetess attempting to officiate and coronate men during a traditional Igbo title-taking ceremony. What we are witnessing in that picture is not pleasing at all. it is a profound violation of both Igbo Omenala (our sacred tradition). Desecration of Igbo Omenala: Title-taking in Igboland whether Nze na Ozo, Ichie etc, are deeply rooted in our ancestral lineage, customs, and cultural heritage. It is governed by elders, traditional rulers, and keepers of custom, not by Christian clergymen. A Reverend Father is supposed to operate under the authority and canons of the Catholic Church, while a prophetess operates within her ministry. You people should stop mixing these rites, to stop creating confusion for our upcoming generation. Ndi Igbo allowing religious figures to usurp the role of our traditional custodians undermines the respect due to our Ezes, Ichies, ọzọs etc. If our traditional institutions do not protect their own rites, who will? To Our Traditional Rulers and Elders, Reject these hybrid practices. Do not allow sacred Igbo rites to be turned into sensationalized spectacles for social media. To the Men Receiving Titles, please Honor our culture properly. If you wish to take a traditional title, undergo the authentic cultural process through your elders, Ozos, nzes etc. do not attempt to "Christianize" or commodify Igbo rites. To Religious Leaders, ndi fada anyi bikonu Respect the boundaries of your calling. Shepherd your flocks within the doctrines of your faith, and leave the administration of Igbo customs to traditional custodians. A people who abandon their roots to please modern trends will soon have no ground left to stand on. Let traditional rites remain traditional bikonu ndi beanyi🙏 Let us protect the purity of Igbo culture before it is eroded beyond recognition. ya gaziere nwanyi, ya gaziere nwanyi.
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Ndi Igbo, Elders, and Chiefs,This statement is to express deep concern and outright condemnation regarding an alleged disturbing image circulating among us: a Catholic Reverend Father and a prophetess attempting to officiate and coronate men during a traditional Igbo title-taking ceremony.
What we are witnessing in that picture is not pleasing at all. it is a profound violation of both Igbo Omenala (our sacred tradition).
Desecration of Igbo Omenala: Title-taking in Igboland whether Nze na Ozo, Ichie etc, are deeply rooted in our ancestral lineage, customs, and cultural heritage. It is governed by elders, traditional rulers, and keepers of custom, not by Christian clergymen.
A Reverend Father is supposed to operate under the authority and canons of the Catholic Church, while a prophetess operates within her ministry. You people should stop mixing these rites, to stop creating confusion for our upcoming generation.
Ndi Igbo allowing religious figures to usurp the role of our traditional custodians undermines the respect due to our Ezes, Ichies, ọzọs etc. If our traditional institutions do not protect their own rites, who will?
To Our Traditional Rulers and Elders, Reject these hybrid practices. Do not allow sacred Igbo rites to be turned into sensationalized spectacles for social media.
To the Men Receiving Titles, please Honor our culture properly. If you wish to take a traditional title, undergo the authentic cultural process through your elders, Ozos, nzes etc. do not attempt to "Christianize" or commodify Igbo rites.
To Religious Leaders, ndi fada anyi bikonu Respect the boundaries of your calling. Shepherd your flocks within the doctrines of your faith, and leave the administration of Igbo customs to traditional custodians.
A people who abandon their roots to please modern trends will soon have no ground left to stand on. Let traditional rites remain traditional bikonu ndi beanyi🙏
Let us protect the purity of Igbo culture before it is eroded beyond recognition.
ya gaziere nwanyi, ya gaziere nwanyi.
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