Archbishop Lwanga praises Bobi Wine
THE Archbishop of Kampala, Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, has praised local artiste Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine upon his imminent church wedding and asked other Christians to emulate him.
By Francis Kagolo
THE Archbishop of Kampala, Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, has praised local artiste Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine upon his imminent church wedding and asked other Christians to emulate him.
Lwanga said Bobi Wine disproved many Ugandans when he announced intentions for Holy Matrimony, a sacrament he said many Catholics had disregarded.
“There have been rumours that the youth are no longer interested in religion but Bobi Wine has demonstrated that such rumours are false,†Lwanga said. “Bobi Wine is well versed with the Catholic teachings and has even performed excellently in the marriage lessons although some people may call him a Rastafarian.â€
The Archbishop was speaking at the ordination of 15 deacons and 13 priests at a ceremony held at the Lubaga cathedral on Saturday.
He commented at length about Bobi Wine’s hairstyle, saying that at first he had reservations about the dreadlocks but has since changed his mind.
“Bobi Wine came to my office and explained that while some people wore dreadlocks because of the Jamaican Rastafarian creed, his was a fashion like one would choose straight perm,†he explained.
Lwanga, who offered to preside over Bobi Wine’s wedding, urged the youth and other Christians who have not yet “purified†their marriages to attend so as to pick a leaf.
The self-styled millionaire artiste will walk down the aisle with his long-time fiancée Barbie Itungo on August 27. The wedding is estimated to cost over sh300m, of which sh50m is budgeted to cater for the honeymoon in Amsterdam, Holland.
Meanwhile, Lwanga asked the newly ordained priests to emulate Jesus’ humility and warned them against flouting their celibacy vows.
He warned that he would not hesitate to advise the church leadership to excommunicate them if they misused their priestly powers.
The archbishop condemned domestic violence, sexual abuse, abortion, and corruption which, he said, were on the increase across the country.
He attributed the increase in wrongdoing to people’s desertion of religion and asked the Police to step up their efforts to curb the vices.
“When I was growing up, it was only the men battering their wives. Things have worsened; nowadays priests have many challenges to respond to, like the women who beat their husbands.â€
Over 200 clerics, including Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala and delegations from the US and Germany, attended the ceremony.
THE Archbishop of Kampala, Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, has praised local artiste Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine upon his imminent church wedding and asked other Christians to emulate him.
Lwanga said Bobi Wine disproved many Ugandans when he announced intentions for Holy Matrimony, a sacrament he said many Catholics had disregarded.
“There have been rumours that the youth are no longer interested in religion but Bobi Wine has demonstrated that such rumours are false,†Lwanga said. “Bobi Wine is well versed with the Catholic teachings and has even performed excellently in the marriage lessons although some people may call him a Rastafarian.â€
The Archbishop was speaking at the ordination of 15 deacons and 13 priests at a ceremony held at the Lubaga cathedral on Saturday.
He commented at length about Bobi Wine’s hairstyle, saying that at first he had reservations about the dreadlocks but has since changed his mind.
“Bobi Wine came to my office and explained that while some people wore dreadlocks because of the Jamaican Rastafarian creed, his was a fashion like one would choose straight perm,†he explained.
Lwanga, who offered to preside over Bobi Wine’s wedding, urged the youth and other Christians who have not yet “purified†their marriages to attend so as to pick a leaf.
The self-styled millionaire artiste will walk down the aisle with his long-time fiancée Barbie Itungo on August 27. The wedding is estimated to cost over sh300m, of which sh50m is budgeted to cater for the honeymoon in Amsterdam, Holland.
Meanwhile, Lwanga asked the newly ordained priests to emulate Jesus’ humility and warned them against flouting their celibacy vows.
He warned that he would not hesitate to advise the church leadership to excommunicate them if they misused their priestly powers.
The archbishop condemned domestic violence, sexual abuse, abortion, and corruption which, he said, were on the increase across the country.
He attributed the increase in wrongdoing to people’s desertion of religion and asked the Police to step up their efforts to curb the vices.
“When I was growing up, it was only the men battering their wives. Things have worsened; nowadays priests have many challenges to respond to, like the women who beat their husbands.â€
Over 200 clerics, including Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala and delegations from the US and Germany, attended the ceremony.