Bishop of Diocese of Eyo, Province of Niger Delta, Rt. Rev. Innocent Ordu yesterday reiterated the opposition of the Anglican Church of Nigeria to same-sex marriage.
Speaking during a media chat ahead of the third session of the church’s second synod scheduled from July 29 to August 2, Bishop Ordu insisted that the church condemns any doctrine and religious practice outside what was contained in the Bible.
While upholding the opposition of Anglican Church to same-sex marriage for not being scriptural, he said: “Church of Nigeria is part of the global Anglican Community. We are biblically based church. No true Anglican will compromise.
“There are certain things even our culture abhors. Homosexuality is against the scripture. We cannot be party of any doctrine that is against the scripture. We have looked at the Bible. Bible abhors it; we cannot be part of it.”
The cleric further expressed disappointment with political leaders in the country, maintaining that the church would not abandon its genuine corrective role in the society.
He pointed out that Nigerians had remained together by the mercy of God, adding that population of the country was an advantage.
According to him, church should also focus on leadership in order to breed the right people to lead the society, condemning the insincerity of politicians.
“Leadership in the country is taking the people for a ride. There is mischief in leadership and it is very sad. It has been a very difficult task living together. What is happening in Nigeria, if it were to be in other countries, they would have split up.
“If we have good leaders, we won’t be talking of probe, non-payment of salaries. Was there no budget? The moment politicians achieve what they want; they abandon their campaign promises. We see a leadership that is self-centered,” he said.
Rt. Rev. Ordu went on to urge President Muhammadu Buhari against abandoning the report of the national conference, advising him to take a deep look at the document.
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