Cardinal John Njue, the recently retired Catholic Bishop of Nairobi, is a man who takes years to get angry, even agitated. But when Fr Daniel Ngure, an incorrigible alcoholic, had ignored every prayer in the book, Cardinal John Njue lost his patience. Njue’s biography - Feeling with the Church: Cardinal Njue’s Long service in the Catholic Church - indicates Ngure was his student at Mabanga. Through the process, Ngure says in the book, Cardinal Njue remained merciful and “did not judge me.”“I will never forget that day….the cardinal listened to me patiently without judging me….I felt loved,” Ngure told biographer Waithaka Waihenya. “From the day the Cardinal came to Nairobi, the priest made it clear to those who cared to listen that him and Cardinal were not friends.

Source: The Star March 28, 2021 02:26 UTC