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Archbishop weds in ceremony led by Rev. Sun Myung Moon

May 27, 2001 Posted: 11:55 PM EDT (0355 GMT)

 

Roman Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, 71, and his new bride, Marie

Sung, 43, show off their wedding rings in New York on Sunday

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A 71-year-old Catholic archbishop married a Korean

acupuncturist Sunday in a group ceremony led by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

 

A spokesman for the archdiocese of New York would not say what action, if

any, the church planned to take. But Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, the former

archbishop of Lusaka, said he had no intention of leaving the church.

 

Milingo has long been at odds with the Catholic hierarchy, although he

remains based in Rome and still carries his title. He said in a prepared

statement that he had kept his priestly vow of celibacy since 1958 but has

decided it's time for Catholicism to change.

 

"Now at 71 years of age, after a lifetime of devotion to the Church and to

my priestly vows, the Lord has called me to take a step that will change my

life forever, which will enable me to be a vehicle of His grace and blessing

to Africa and the world, but one which I expect will alter my relationship

with the Roman Catholic Church as well," Milingo said in a statement.

 

"As a celibate priest, matrimony was the furthest thing from my mind," said

Milingo, who added that the step was "one that I have wrestled with in my

heart for some time."

 

Milingo said his fiance, 43-year-old Maria Sung, requested that Moon and his

wife officiate at the wedding, held at the New York Hilton. The couple plans

to move to Africa.

 

In a five-page statement explaining his decision, Milingo said the Bible

taught "it is only as a couple that we can fully reflect His [God's]

nature."

 

Many priests have not been able to maintain their celibacy, he said.

 

"All manner of defilements, including unnatural lust, illegitimate children,

and other secret horrors have burdened the lives of those seeking to serve

Him. The increase of homosexuality and pregnancy among priests and nuns has

become common knowledge. In this way, Satan's blood has continued to flow

into and through God's Church."

 

Rev. Moon selected wife

 

Milingo, who claims to be able to heal the sick spontaneously and exorcise

demons, said he had been "accused of all manner of earthly and spiritual

evils, called to Rome ... questioned, examined, and isolated."

 

Milingo was archbishop of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, when he ran afoul

of the Vatican over his ministry of faith healings and exorcisms. He

resigned under pressure in 1983, a very rare occurrence with an archbishop

below normal retirement age and in good health.

 

Milingo then was brought to Rome as a functionary in the Pontifical Council

for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, but continued public

meetings of healing and exorcism. Last year, he was quietly retired from the

post.

 

Milingo's wife was selected by Moon and approved by Milingo within the past

two weeks, said Phillip Schanker, the spokesman for the Family Federation

for World Peace and Unification, the central group within Moon's movement.

 

He added that Moon selected a Korean woman who is a member of his

Unification Church because "the theme of this marriage was interreligious

and interracial."

 

The bride was dressed in a traditional white gown and veil. Milingo was

wearing a black tuxedo.

 

In all, at least 60 couples were married during the ceremony.

 

Most Roman Catholics consider Moon's doctrines well beyond the bounds of

traditional Christianity. For instance, the church says Jesus was divine

"but he is not God," and followers regard Moon as the messiah who is

completing the salvation Jesus Christ failed to accomplish.

 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.