October 22, 2013 - BY PETER NGETICH
NOT ADAM AND STEVE: Archbishop
Eliud Wabukala, former Archbishop of Sydney Peter Jensen and Hector (Tito) Zala
of Chile at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi yesterday.
NOT ADAM AND STEVE: Archbishop
Eliud Wabukala, former Archbishop of Sydney Peter Jensen and Hector (Tito) Zala
of Chile at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi yesterday.
ARCHBISHOP Eliud Wabukala of the
Anglican Church has said African bishops will always oppose homosexuality.
Wabukhala, who is the new chairman of the Global Anglican Future Conference
bringing all Anglican churches, said while at the helm, he will fight for the
introduction of the opposition more vigorously.
Archbishop Peter Akinola of
Nigeria was the first chairman while Wabukhala has succeeded Graig Vennables of
South America. Addressing a press conference in Nairobi yesterday before the
start of the second conference, he said he advocates for the church to base its
teachings on the book of Genesis which defines the role of man and woman.
"Many African countries are against homosexuality and will always be
against it," Wabukala said.
GAFCON's first conference was
held in 2003 in Jerusalem, Israel. It comprises archbishops from Uganda,
Tanzania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Congo, South and and North America.
It was formed after the
controversial consecration of an openly homosexual bishop Gene Robinson by the
Episcopal Church of United States of America in 2003.
The mission of GAFCON is premised
on reforming the church, reshaping it, and strengthening all the faithful of
Anglican churches.
Wabukala together with Nigeria's
Archbishop Nicholas Okoh have been denouncing homosexuality. Nigeria has about
18 million Anglican followers.
In a letter to the Church of
England's House of Bishops early this year, Wabukala said allowing gay priests
to become bishops will create confusion about Anglican moral teachings and make
restoring unity to the communion a greater challenge.
As the chairman of GAFCON, he
said the Church of England's decision to demand celibacy of gay bishops is a
compromise between liberals and conservatives opposed to opening the episcopate
to them.
Wabukala said it is sad that
before the new year, the Anglican Church had been clouded by the compromise
with the secular preoccupations of the West. He said the church is against
terrorism as the book of Genesis says no man should kill another.
Africa will never back gays, says Wabukala
NOT
ADAM AND STEVE: Archbishop Eliud Wabukala, former Archbishop of Sydney
Peter Jensen and Hector (Tito) Zala of Chile at All Saints Cathedral in
Nairobi yesterday.
ARCHBISHOP
Eliud Wabukala of the Anglican Church has said African bishops will
always oppose homosexuality. Wabukhala, who is the new chairman of the
Global Anglican Future Conference bringing all Anglican churches, said
while at the helm, he will fight for the introduction of the opposition
more vigorously.
Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria was the first chairman while Wabukhala has succeeded Graig Vennables of South America. Addressing a press conference in Nairobi yesterday before the start of the second conference, he said he advocates for the church to base its teachings on the book of Genesis which defines the role of man and woman. "Many African countries are against homosexuality and will always be against it," Wabukala said.
GAFCON's first conference was held in 2003 in Jerusalem, Israel. It comprises archbishops from Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Congo, South and and North America.
It was formed after the controversial consecration of an openly homosexual bishop Gene Robinson by the Episcopal Church of United States of America in 2003.
The mission of GAFCON is premised on reforming the church, reshaping it, and strengthening all the faithful of Anglican churches.
Wabukala together with Nigeria's Archbishop Nicholas Okoh have been denouncing homosexuality. Nigeria has about 18 million Anglican followers.
In a letter to the Church of England's House of Bishops early this year, Wabukala said allowing gay priests to become bishops will create confusion about Anglican moral teachings and make restoring unity to the communion a greater challenge.
As the chairman of GAFCON, he said the Church of England's decision to demand celibacy of gay bishops is a compromise between liberals and conservatives opposed to opening the episcopate to them.
Wabukala said it is sad that before the new year, the Anglican Church had been clouded by the compromise with the secular preoccupations of the West. He said the church is against terrorism as the book of Genesis says no man should kill another.
Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria was the first chairman while Wabukhala has succeeded Graig Vennables of South America. Addressing a press conference in Nairobi yesterday before the start of the second conference, he said he advocates for the church to base its teachings on the book of Genesis which defines the role of man and woman. "Many African countries are against homosexuality and will always be against it," Wabukala said.
GAFCON's first conference was held in 2003 in Jerusalem, Israel. It comprises archbishops from Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Congo, South and and North America.
It was formed after the controversial consecration of an openly homosexual bishop Gene Robinson by the Episcopal Church of United States of America in 2003.
The mission of GAFCON is premised on reforming the church, reshaping it, and strengthening all the faithful of Anglican churches.
Wabukala together with Nigeria's Archbishop Nicholas Okoh have been denouncing homosexuality. Nigeria has about 18 million Anglican followers.
In a letter to the Church of England's House of Bishops early this year, Wabukala said allowing gay priests to become bishops will create confusion about Anglican moral teachings and make restoring unity to the communion a greater challenge.
As the chairman of GAFCON, he said the Church of England's decision to demand celibacy of gay bishops is a compromise between liberals and conservatives opposed to opening the episcopate to them.
Wabukala said it is sad that before the new year, the Anglican Church had been clouded by the compromise with the secular preoccupations of the West. He said the church is against terrorism as the book of Genesis says no man should kill another.
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