The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, His Lordship, Most Rev Calistus Onaga on Tuesday paid a pastoral visit to the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT Catholic Community where he dedicated the newly built Chapel Of Perpetual Adoration built by the St Albert De Great Catholic Community and also administered the sacrament of Confirmation on 232 faithful.

Bishop Onaga who officiated the Mass during the visit, commended the ESUT Management for its approach in eradicating cultism and appreciated them for donating expanse of land for the Catholic Church in the university.

The clergy who frowned at the misuse of Artificial Intelligence as a component of effective research and scholarship, warned students to stay away from making AI to be their master

The Catholic Bishop who predicted that the future of research outputs in tertiary institutions would be bleak in no distant time, stated that it was abnormal to abandon human intelligence for the unnatural one.

“It is unnatural that AI is taking over human intelligence. We are aware that some lecturers and students don’t embark on researches again because they rely on AI. That is why we cry for the future in the next five years. We may not be able to find people in the academic institutions who can add one plus one to give them two without relying on AI for the answer. They would likely go and copy it out on AI. If you are a lecturer and you are promoting the use of AI over human intelligence, you are one of those digging the grave for development in this society,” he cried out.

The Bishop who equally dedicated the magnificent and newly built Chapel of Perpetual Adoration, and equally administered the Sacrament of Confirmation on 250 faithfuls during his Pastoral Visit, insisted that AI was meant to complement human intelligence, not to replace it.

The Bishop who was accompanied to the Pastoral Visit by 40 priests, enjoined the congregation to embrace the virtue of hard work, urging the students to equally “burn midnight candles,” in order to distinguish themselves in their respective walks of life.

“For you to succeed, you must burn your candles, you must be a bit mad to achieve extraordinary feats, because while other people will be sleeping , you will be awake learning. You cannot be considered extraordinary if you fail to work very hard to attain” he said.

However, he urged the congregation not to rely totally on their strength but to work and pray to God for guidance and blessings.

While welcoming the Bishop to the University, the ESUT Vice Chancellor, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie, stated that the newly dedicated Chapel of Perpetual Adoration of the St. Albert the Great Chaplaincy in the University would be a source of blessings from God on the staff and students of the University.

He equally harped on Ecumenism, assuring that the Catholic community in the University would continue to grow owing to JAMB’s increment of admission quota for ESUT.

He stated that the University would establish security control room and mount solar street lights to eliminate dark spots and reduce crime to the barest minimum in the University.

Also, in his address, the Chairman, ESUT Catholic Community, Prof. Chike Anibeze, while welcoming the Bishop, stated that his visit and the completion of the Chapel were testaments to God’s faithfulness demonstrated through fruits of committed pastoral leadership in the University.

While thanking the Catholic Community for their donations despite the present economic challenges, he equally lauded the support of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Okolie, to the Chaplaincy, stating that he had remained committed to the growth of faith in order to shape the staff and students of the University in moral uprightness.

He equally lauded the ESUT Chaplain, Rev. Fr. Valentine Ozono, for his life of service, sacrifice and his commitment to the growth of faith in the University community, which he said, have continued to inspire the community to encounter Jesus Christ on a daily basis.

While welcoming the Bishop, the ESUT Chaplain, Rev Fr Ozono, said his Pastoral Visit had inflamed the faith of the Catholic Community in ESUT.

He thanked all the donors, stating that the Chapel project would have failed without their supports. He equally lauded the administrative strides of the current management of the University especially in infrastructure upgrades, prompt payment of staff salaries, liquidation of inherited debts and establishment of innovation hub to equip students with digital skills in the University.

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