IGLESIA NI CRISTO Press Statement January 20, 2016 We would like to clarify that the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s legal team is currently at the Court of Appeals. They are fully prepared for that hearing and have been waiting for Mr. Lowell Menorca II to appear in Court. We were dumbfounded upon learning that our name is again being besmirched by Mr. Menorca. The INC is conducting its own inquiry concerning the events which […]
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