Odumeje dresses in Catholic priest attire, lifts blessed sacrament

CONTROVERSIAL Nigerian Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere Odumeje, was recently filmed lifting the blessed sacrament during a “Catholic church” event in Delta state which brought about controversies.

In the video, a man dressed like a Catholic priest, with an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary on his chasuble, is seen blessing the blessed sacrament before Odumeje lifts it up, an act that is considered sacred in the Catholic Church and can only be performed by an ordained priest, no exceptions.

Odumeje is also seen clad in the humeral veil, a vestment worn by priests before lifting the monstrance.

Though the event was held in a church in Delta state called the “Orthodox Catholic Church ”, Roman Catholics are upset and are accusing Odumeje of mimicking and abusing an act that Catholics hold dear.