Nigeria\u2019s Anglican body has said it cannot accept Sarah Mullally as a leader and cites her support for same-sex blessings<\/p>\n
The Anglican Church of Nigeria has formally rejected the appointment of the first-ever female archbishop of Canterbury.
\nNigerian archbishop, metropolitan and primate of the Church of Nigeria, Henry Ndukuba, described the election of Sarah Mullally as \u201ca double jeopardy\u201d \u2013 first for imposing female headship on those who cannot accept it, and second for promoting \u201ca strong supporter of same-sex marriage.\u201d\u00a0
\nIn a statement posted on Facebook on Monday, Ndukuba questioned how Mullally \u201chopes to mend the already torn fabric of the Anglican Communion\u201d given ongoing debates over same-sex marriage.
\nHe said Nigeria, as part of the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON), \u201creaffirms [its] earlier stance to uphold the authority of the Scriptures\u201d and rejects what he called \u201cthe revisionist agenda\u201d within parts of the Communion.
\n\u201cThis election is a further confirmation that the global Anglican world could no longer accept the leadership of the Church of England and that of the Archbishop of Canterbury,\u201d Ndukuba stated.<\/p>\n
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GAFCON itself expressed \u201csorrow\u201d over Mullally\u2019s appointment, saying the Church of England had \u201cabandoned global Anglicans\u201d and lost its moral leadership. The Church of England has not yet commented on the Nigerian statement.
\nMullally, 63, was appointed the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday after her nomination was approved by King Charles III. She is set to take office in January following final confirmation by Church of England leaders and will be the first woman in the position.
\nAcross much of sub-Saharan Africa, Anglican and other Christian churches maintain traditional views on marriage and gender. The Church of Nigeria, one of the largest Anglican provinces, defines marriage strictly as a union between a man and a woman and does not ordain women as priests or bishops.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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In Kenya, while Bishop Rose Okeno\u2019s consecration marked a historic breakthrough, women in episcopal leadership remain rare, and same-sex unions are firmly rejected. Similar conservative positions prevail in Uganda and most of East and West Africa. The main exception is the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, which permits women bishops but continues to uphold traditional teaching on marriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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