Nigeria: Homosexuality Controversy May Tear Anglican Church Apart

Nigeria: Homosexuality Controversy May Tear Anglican Church Apart

By Christopher Isiguzo – No fewer than 331 Bishops of the Anglican Communion drawn from different continents of the globe yesterday sent a warning signal to the Arch-bishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, threatening to pull out of the church if the American and European communion refuse to renounce homosexuality.

The indication emerged as the second Global Anglican Future Conference, GAFCON, ended in Nairobi, Kenya , Friday, where 1358 delegates, including 331 Bishops representing tens of millions of faithful Anglicans worldwide, including Nigeria, attended.

Anglican Bishop of Enugu Diocese and chairman of the South-east chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Bishop Emmanuel Chukwuma, who disclosed the outcome on arrival at Akanu Ibiam international Airport, Enugu said different Communion of the Anglican Church may secede if they insist on imposing homosexuality on the church.

Different Bishops of the Anglican Church from the South -east who arrived the airport from Nairobi aligned with Bishop Chukwuma’s stand , stressing they will severe their relationships if their pro-gay Bishops do not back down.

Chukwuma cited Ephesians 2: 19-20 to say that they can no longer relate with church leaders who cannot practice what the bible preaches.

Bishop Chukwuma said: “The GAFCON started in 2008 as a revolt against the Lambert conference on this same sex marriage and we are trying to build up our faith to make it known to the whole world on the authority of the bible and we believe that we will face the faith together for the better of Anglicans.

“This time around after having it in Jerusalem, we now had it in Africa in Nairobi and we are saying we have other issues to discuss than homosexuality and lesbianism. We want to talk about education, our faith, the way Islam is invading our churches among other things.”

“We are standing seriously on the authority of the bible to defend our faith. There is no going back as we are not going to compromise. We made it known even to the Bishop of Canterbury and to the whole Europe that there is no compromise as far as the scripture is concerned. We can all go to our tents and we are ready to stand on our own and on the authority of the scripture for the future of Anglican.

“Yes we will secede because if you look at Ephesians chapter 5 verse 5, we don’t have anything to do with those who are already becoming disobedient. So why should we joke with unbelievers. We love them but we hate their sins, if they don’t repent, they go their way, we go our way.”

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