Fr. Musaala confirms leaving Roman Catholic Church

Jan 20, 2017

“I joined the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church on the invitation of Archbishop Leonard Lubega. I have been in contact with him since December, last year. Being a Catholic priest with nowhere to minister, and also not being under any Bishop, I decided to accept,”Musaala said

Fr. Musaala during the interview at his home. Photos by Mathias Mazinga

Rev. Fr. Anthony Aliddeki Musaala, a Roman Catholic priest of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kampala, who is currently under suspension, has confirmed joining the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church.

 

Speaking to the New Vision at his private home in Luteete, Gayaaza, Musaala said: "I joined the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church on the invitation of Archbishop Leonard Lubega. I have been in contact with him since December, last year. Being a Catholic priest with nowhere to minister, and also not being under any Bishop, I decided to accept."

 

 he certificate of egistration and ncorporation that was issued to the razilian atholic postolic hurch The certificate of Registration and Incorporation that was issued to the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church.

 

"I was feeling unused, wasted and useless. I have also been without income for 3 years. When I was still in service, I used to receive an allowance and mass stipends. But after my suspension, I was stripped of all these privileges."

 

Fr. Musaala, a popular Catholic Charismatic preacher and influential gospel artiste, was suspended from the Catholic priestly ministry by the ecclesiastical tribunal of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kampala, following disagreements between him and his superiors at Rubaga.

 

Later, on May 16, 2016, he was issued with a letter of ‘automatic self-excommunication,' after he made statements in the mass media, which his superiors interpreted to be "injurious to the faith and morals of the Roman Catholic Church and its faithful."

 

 r usaala plays his piano after the interview Fr Musaala plays his piano after the interview

 

Musaala said that he opted to join the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church after realizing that the authorities at Rubaga were not willing to let him minister again in the Church.

 

Asked whether he would consider returning to the Catholic Church, if he were pardoned, Musaala said in an emotional tone:  "It is evident that the authorities at Rubaga are not willing to bring me back into service. I have done everything they asked me to do but I get no response. I have now lost faith in the judicial system of the Church. Most apparently they have also lost faith in me. So, if I were invited back, I would consider the invitation prayerfully. But as of now, I think the best thing for us is to pray for each other."

 

Musaala said that his Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Archbishop, Leonard Lubega, had already incardinated him into the Church and also appointed him the Church's Vicar-General of Kampala and All Uganda.

 

"We congregate and celebrate mass here at my residence every Sunday at 10:00 am. On Thursdays and Fridays we have the ministry of healing and deliverance. Our mass is the same as the Roman Catholic mass because we use the Latin rite," Musaala explained.

 

Musaala later expressed concern about the hostile remarks that were being hurled at him on the social media by his critics:

"The Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church is legally registered as a religious organization. If some people have any problem with me as a person, or the Church, they should choose a road of dialogue, instead of defaming us. The word Catholic is also not registered as a brand. It refers to faith. So, no single denomination should monopolize its ownership."

 

 he letter of ncardination that r usaala was given by the razilian atholic postolic hurch rchbishop eonard ubega The letter of Incardination that Fr Musaala was given by the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church Archbishop Leonard Lubega.

 

When contacted for comment, the Metropolitan Vicar General, Msgr. Charles Kasibante said: "It is a pity that our brother Musaala has taken that decision. Ever since he declared publicly that he had joined the Evangelical Orthodox Church, his issues went beyond the local Church. They are being handled by the Pope. The Archbishop made that very clear to him. For us we don't dictate the terms to the Vatican. They take their time. We just have to wait patiently for the decision of the Holy See."

 

"The Problem with our brother is that he likes to dictate his terms. He always wants things to go his way and that is how he has always been. It is very unfortunate but I think he is not a settled man," Kasibante said.

 

 

The Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church started in Brazil, in 1945, before coming to Uganda in 2008.

 

It claims to have over 10,000 followers (in Uganda) with communities in areas like Kampala, Buikwe, Tororo and Nebbi.

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