Nov 4, 2016: Order of Preachers: The Challenges of Pentecostalism and the Dominican Response
The keynote address was delivered by His Lordship, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, the Bishop of Oyo Diocese. In his address, he affirmed the Pentecostal nature of the Church, as it was the Spirit which mobilized the Church on the day of Pentecost to spread the news of God's salvation to all nations. Thus, the Catholic Church is the true Pentecostal church. He averred that the markers of Pentecostalism today which are teaching, manifestations, healing, signs and wonders, and joyful exuberance are by no means foreign to the Catholic Church. Furthermore, he addressed the theological, pastoral, moral and the socio-political challenges of Pentecostalism. He stated emphatically that the Church must take the work of evangelization more seriously by “doing things differently.”