The Future of Catholic Priesthood in Igboland: the Dangers and Challenges Ahead

Publisher Marketing: A well-researched work! Fr. Cornelius has put so much time, energy and skill into this book and it is my sincere wish that bishops, priests, formators, and seminarians get a copy of this book for both informative and formative study. I hope it will not just form part of our already bulky libraries but will be seriously and conscientiously read in view of formation towards transformation. A million thanks to the author for this soul-searching contribution towards an integrated formation for our seminarians in Igboland. If this challenge is taken seriously, the face of the priesthood in Igboland shall be renewed. Sr. Theresa Eke Clinical Psychologist & Formator, Daughters of Charity, Eleme, Portharcourt The Future of the Catholic Priesthood in Igboland: Dangers and Challenges Ahead is a compelling book on the problems of the Catholic priesthood. The book makes it clear that as in Europe and America, priests in Nigeria sometimes constitute a source of great worry to the Church. The main reasons for priestly misbehavior among Igbo priests are wrong motive, as well as deficient training. The book calls for purity of intention among aspirants to the priesthood. Only Jesus Christ's ideal of the priesthood as service is the true model. In it, Fr. Cornelius combines two apparently opposing styles of a bestseller and a research work. Let this book be read by all who want to see a drastic improvement in the quality of priests. Rev. Fr. Dr. Augustine Oburota Rector, Pope John Paul II Major Seminary, Okpuno, Awka