Celebrating Christmas Is Biblical Catholic Replies Kumuyi

The Deeper Life General Overseer, Pastor Kumuyi during their
annual National December Convention, on Saturday, told his church members not
to celebrate Christmas. In his words, he said,  

“We don’t celebrate Christmas. It actually
came from idolatrous background. That is why you don’t hear us sing what they
call Christmas carol, Never! We always say it is the Christmas retreat. We are
only gathering together because it is the holiday period and love the lord
more, and rededicate ourselves more.”

Well, The Director of Social Communications, Catholic
Archdiocese of Lagos, Monsignor Gabriel Osu, has replied him, saying that, celebrating
Christmas is biblical and that is how it will remain. He also said that, Don’t
Pastor Kumuyi’s celebrate him, so why shouldn’t we celebrate Jesus. His words;

“I don’t know what he means by saying the practice of
celebrating Christmas is wrong. “Is he saying that Christ wasn’t born? That he
didn’t come to die for us? Does he not celebrate his own birthday? 

“Do Kumuyi’s pastors not celebrate him? It is not
everything I react to; some people just seek attention. If Kumuyi is a
Christian, then he must believe in Christ.

“The celebration of Christmas didn’t just start today; it is
too public an event for anyone to say that they don’t know what it is about. If
Kumuyi is condemning the commercialisation of Christmas, I can understand that.
Christ came to redeem us from our lost state; this was actualised through his
coming, his birth; that is why we celebrate Christmas. It is the fulfilment of
God’s promise.

“I saw him on the television a few days ago. He was in Akwa
Ibom State and was the chief preacher during their Christmas celebration event.
Kumuyi is just saying what he feels; he is not making any doctrinal statement.”