Exposed: Why Cardinal John Njue resigned!

The archbishop of Nairobi Diocese Cardinal John Njue is one of the most respected persons in Kenya. His resignations however came as a shock to many Kenyans because nobody expected such to happen.

Kenyans wanted to know why the Catholic leader decided to leave his office and speculations have already started circulating as people try to guess the main course.

Rumors say that, John Njue has a daughter who is already aged and that he resigned so that he can concentrate on his early family.

Njue has served in the position since 2007, which is 14 years up to date. After the resignation however, he will retain the title of Cardinal.

We all know that Catholic priests and bishops are not supposed to have any intercourse and that they should show a very good example of celibacy.

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When you read the Bible, Paul, within a context of having “no command from the Lord” (1 Cor 7:25), recommends celibacy but acknowledges that it is not God’s gift to all within the church: “For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

Pope Francis accepted Njue’s resignations and he even approved it. This is because he had attained the mandatory retirement age of 75 as stipulated by Catholic Church’s Canon 401 in the Code of Canon Law. 

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“A diocesan bishop who has completed the seventy-fifth year of age is requested to present his resignation from office to the Supreme Pontiff, who will make provision after he has examined all the circumstances,” states the dictum. More