In 2001, the Roman Catholic Church excommunicated Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo of Zambia, after he received marriage blessings from Sun Myung Moon of the Unification Church.
In 2007, Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, a fierce critic of President Robert Mugabe, was forced to step down after he was accused of having an affair and fathering a son with a Ms Rosemary Sibanda.