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Don’t criticize the high school fees at my university, God approved it. – Bishop Oyedepo

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Bishop David Oyedepo, the head pastor of Living Faith Church aka Winners’ Chapel, has berated critics of his church-owned Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State.

 

According to these critics, the tuition fees of the missionary high institution are roof-high, making  education way out of poor people’s reach.

 

However, Oyedepo speaking during a podcast shared to members during the weekend was quoted saying:

 

“The school fees has God’s approval and is in accordance with the quality of facilities provided by the university in meeting the educational needs of the nation.”

 

The well-respected pastor also acknowledged that one of the school fees critics was infected with a chronic disease and it took his (Oyedepo’s) intervention “before he was restored to dignity.”

Desmond Tutu Hospitalized, May Spend Two Weeks

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu admitted himself to a Cape Town hospital yesterday “for treatment to a recurring infection,” according to a statement from his family.

The 84-year-old archbishop will remain in the hospital for one or two weeks, according to the statement for his family. They noted that Tutu went through a similar treatment last year.

He also underwent hospital tests for a persistent infection in 2013. A year later, he canceled travel plans because of a long-running battle with prostate cancer.

 


Tutu, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his efforts to end apartheid in his native South
Africa, has remained active with the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation and other organizations.

He played a key role in that nation’s transition from the apartheid era, including serving as chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at the direction of then-President Nelson Mandela.

Priest Announces On Pulpit That He Is Gay, Divorcing Wife And Marrying A Man

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An Episcopal congregation in Queens was in for a big surprise recently when their priest Rev. Juan Andres Quevedo-Bosch, 59, came on pulpit to give Sunday sermon and announced that he is gay. The shocked congregation was further informed that he is divorcing his wife and marrying a younger man.

Rev. Juan Andres Quevedo-Bosch, is the archdeacon of Queens and rector of the Church of the Redeemer in Astoria,

On a Facebook post this week, the Cuban-born prelate announced that he got married in a Los Angeles church.

“I’m in Miami Beach with my new husband. God is good,” he wrote in a caption of a picture on the beach.

According to the New York Post, many parishioners have severed ties to the church after Quevedo-Bosch came out. Many are opting to attend Mass at a satellite church a few blocks away.

“Most of the people aren’t coming anymore,” an elderly woman told the newspaper. “Because he’s homosexual, people have stopped coming.”

However, there are many people in the largely Hispanic congregation who are supporting their priest, especially after he publicly offered to resign, the woman added. A petition was circulated to urge him to stay.

Saturday services have been canceled and attendance continued to dwindle down, the Post reported.

While talking to the Post, Quevedo-Bosch would not answer questions about his former wife Adria or their divorce. He revealed very little about his new marriage to the unidentified man.

“I am aware that there have been concerns regarding my divorce and subsequent remarriage and have been in touch with my bishop and my congregation about them,” he said.
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Bishop Larry Provenzano, head of the Long Island diocese, which includes Queens, told the Post that he has been in touch with Quevedo-Bosch “as is customary in personal matters that involve divorce and remarriage.” He said the priest has his full support.

“Priests who wish to enter into same-gender marriage are approved to do so in the Episcopal Church and in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island,” Provenzano said.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Episcopal Church voted to allow same-sex marriage in the church.

In a Twitter post last week, Quevedo-Bosch said he would be keeping his personal and professional lives separate.