WATCH | Jessica Mbangeni clears the air: I'm a bishop-elect
Poet Jessica Mbangeni has cleared the air on confusion about her priesthood ordination, revealing that she is a bishop elect and is set to be ordained in May.
The star had social media buzzing when she wore priesthood regalia at Ntate Richard Maponya's funeral on Tuesday. Many questioned when she had become a priest and who had given her the authority to participate in certain procedures reserved for clergy.
She spilt the tea on her calling during an interview with Newzroom Afrika, confirming her ordination as a priest and her upcoming consecration as a bishop.
“I'm a bishop-elect. On the 24th of May is my consecration ... I am already ordained a priest. So now I am heading to that (being a bishop)," she revealed.
Jessica said she expected her consecration ceremony to be “presidential” because of the power she has.
She would not reveal what church she was being consecrated in but said she was a leader of the community.
“What I have realised is that a bishop is not a bishop of a church but of a society, of the people.”
"I'm a Bishop-elect." - Jessica Mbangeni #YourViewOn405
— Your View On 405 (@YourViewOn405) January 16, 2020
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Jessica told TshisaLIVE that she was not fazed by questions about her priesthood and she would not explain herself to her critics.
“I only reply or will respond to profound and relevant people who have brains and know what is happening.
“Jessica Mbangeni is a brand. My life is a journey, they (Twitter people) don’t know everything about me and I’m not married to them. They didn’t question me about my documentary with Richard Maponya.”
Meanwhile the streets are still split on the calling.
#yourviewon405 Jessica Mbangeni 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/Z3owjIIISp
— Nkgwete 🇿🇦 (@nkgwete) January 16, 2020
Hi y'all, please meet the Bishop-elect Miss Jessica Mbangeni 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 https://t.co/q8PfBIllfW
— Buntu (@BuntuMg) January 17, 2020
Jessica Mbangeni... pic.twitter.com/y4t7pNcrNF
— Bishop Elect (@LwaziSomya) January 16, 2020
Jessica Mbongeni is such LIFE 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
— Qedas (@BrinoMaqeda) January 16, 2020
Bishop elect aka Bishop of society, ibandla dololo pic.twitter.com/KskPMYfNH6
— Athini Mabongo (@Queen01A_) January 17, 2020
JJ, you are degenerating. This Bishop is all over the place.🤦🤣🤣🤣
— Mthetheleli🇿🇦 (@Nxuba__Rhudulu) January 16, 2020
By the way, we do not reject her, ntonje asiwafuni amasiko amatsha.
@JJTabane @YourViewOn405 #JessicaMbangeni pic.twitter.com/0FkUSY7SXe