{"id":57176,"date":"2015-07-27T13:13:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T05:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=57176"},"modified":"2015-07-27T13:13:54","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T05:13:54","slug":"inc-minister-steps-down-amid-church-expulsions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/27\/inc-minister-steps-down-amid-church-expulsions\/","title":{"rendered":"INC minister steps down amid church expulsions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iglesia ni Cristo church in Los Angeles, California (Photo from Wikipedia\/DLAexplorer<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) minister Louie Cayabyab of Fremont, California resigned from his post, unable to bear the ongoing expulsions in their Church.<\/p>\n

Cayabyab stated that he could not read the circulars expelling several INC members as he did not want to \u2018betray his heart.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first circular is about the expulsion, from the Church, of the wife and children of Bro. Era\u00f1o G. Manalo. And another circular is the expulsion, from the Church of Bro. Isaias T. Samson Jr., the editor-in-chief \u2013 former editor-in-chief of The Pasugo. I decided, brethren, that I won\u2019t read those circulars. You might be asking, \u2018Why?\u2019 Because in my heart, in my heart of hearts, I can\u2019t take it. It is, it is just so difficult to betray one\u2019s heart,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cayabyab also stressed that he knew the consequence of his action but was willing to accept it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the repercussion of this and I know what will be the consequence. I know that I will be stripped out of my duty. From now on, I will no longer be a minister, probably I will be expelled from the Church, but I will take it brothers and sisters,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Among the expelled INC members were Samson, Cristina \u201cTenny\u201d Villanueva Manalo, Felix Nathaniel \u201cAngel\u201d Villanueva, Marco Era\u00f1o and Lolita \u201cLottie\u201d Manalo Hemedez for inciting divisions in INC.<\/p>\n

It can be recalled that Samson earlier called on the Church to \u2018be brave and tell the truth\u2019 after the public unraveling of the congregation\u2019s mishandled finances and questionable practices.<\/p>\n

INC leaders have then conducted loyalty checks among its ministers and members, resulting to the several expulsions. They have also been considering filing charges against those who spread the \u2018false accusations.\u2019<\/p>\n

Samson has since hid, fearing for his life; but he continued to call on other Church members to expose what they knew about the issues.<\/p>\n

Manalo and Villanueva, for their part, have also hid for the same reason. They earlier shared a video of themselves in YouTube, asking for help and revealing that some ministers were kidnapped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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