Two More Iglesia Ni Cristo Ministers Steps Down from their Duties

The Iglesia Ni Cristo controversy continues as more and more ministers are voluntarily leaving their posts in protest against the crooked system run by the council.

On July 30, 2015, Bro Vincent Florida, an Italian-American minister assigned in Northern Virginia, announced his resignation in front of INC members during his preaching service.

“I still and will always believe that the Iglesia Ni Cristo is the one true Church in these last days. But I cannot, in all honesty, stand before the congregation and preach the lessons the way that we are being instructed to preach them when in my mind and heart I do not agree with the direction that these lessons are going,” Florida said.

Members are heard sobbing after his announcement.

In Davao, Bro. Farley De Castro announces his resignation in 20-minute long video.

De Castro, whom in tears most of the times, reiterated that the root cause of the Iglesia Ni Cristo rift is the wide of the current leader, Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo.

Meanwhile, Embattled Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) executive minister Eduardo V. Manalo moved to reassure more than 2 million members of the indigenous sect by declaring he was willing to sacrifice his own life just to save the church that his grandfather had built.

In his speech, Manalo said: “Totoo iyang sinabi ng Biblia. Kahit buhay ibibigay alang-alang sa Iglesia. Gagawin po namin iyan (The Bible speaks the truth, even life should be sacrificed for the sake of Iglesia. We will do that.).”

Manalo and the leadership of INC, however failed to address the corruption allegations, and the illegal detentions of some ministers who believed to be still in their custody.

The council of the Iglesia Ni Cristo prohibits its members, especially the ministers from using social media, and viewing videos in Youtube to avoid confusions, which some members said a violation of their freedom.

An insider told TPP that the first thing that will be affected is the treasury of INC, when members start to lower their contributions because some of them are losing trust in Eduardo V. Manalo.

It is reported that the airplane owned by the Church is being sold for less than half of its original price – a sign that the powerful religious organization is suffering financially.

Sources: Rappler.com, Inquirer.net, Carla Gamboa

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