Nigerian Church Opposes Female Archbishop of Canterbury
(MENAFN) The Anglican Church of Nigeria has officially condemned the selection of the first female archbishop of Canterbury.
Henry Ndukuba, Nigerian archbishop, metropolitan, and primate of the Church of Nigeria, referred to Sarah Mullally’s election as “a double jeopardy.”
He explained that it was problematic firstly because it imposes female leadership on those unwilling to accept it, and secondly because it elevates “a strong supporter of same-sex marriage.”
In a message shared on Facebook on Monday, Ndukuba questioned how Mullally “hopes to mend the already torn fabric of the Anglican Communion” amid ongoing disputes concerning same-sex marriage.
He emphasized that Nigeria, as a member of the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON), “reaffirms [its] earlier stance to uphold the authority of the Scriptures” and rejects what he termed “the revisionist agenda” present in some segments of the Communion.
Ndukuba declared, “This 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.”
GAFCON itself voiced “sorrow” over Mullally’s appointment, accusing the Church of England of having “abandoned global Anglicans” and losing its moral guidance.
The Church of England has yet to respond to the Nigerian declaration.
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