From Uganda-
The Magistrate’s Court in Lira District on Tuesday blocked the Anglican synod which was to oversee the nomination of two persons to the office of the Bishop of West Lango Diocese.
The decision to block the meeting that was to take place yesterday came after a cross section of Christians sought an interim court order restraining the church from convening the extra-ordinary synod.
Through their lawyer, the plaintiffs argued that the synod sat in 2010 and nominated two senior clergies, whose names were forwarded to the House of Bishops for appointment to the diocesan.
The Christians want to know why the House of Bishops abandoned the first nominees, which included Rev. Canon Milton Oto Olima and Rev. Alfred Acurx.
The plaintiffs also said the suspension and dismissal of Oto and Rev. Ceaser Obot was unlawful. They said the duo was suspended without giving them the opportunity to be heard.
Grade One Magistrate Everest Palodi also heard that Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki, after confusion brewed in the Church of Uganda, advised the church to validate the two candidates but the church leaders ignored him.
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http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1169596/-/c1ekxhz/-/
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