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In an article in afrol News on the 28th of May 2004 "Anglican Archbishop of Southern Africa, Njongonkulu Ndungane, yesterday went on distance to hard-line viewpoints on homosexuality, issued by his Nigerian colleague, Archbishop Peter Akinola. Mr Ndungane said he could not see how the appointment of a gay bishop in England could affect his church district." Archbishop Peter Akinola is outraged by actions taken by the American and Canadian churches and liberal leanings of the church in Europe. He indicated that the worldwide Anglican Communion should split if the American Church is not sharply censured. Not too long ago fourteen African Primates protested that "The recent action of the Bishop of New Westminster displays a flagrant disregard for the remainder of the Anglican Communion," Four Primates did not agree. "Our province is certainly not considering breaking communion with any other province," says Archbishop Ndungane. "There has been mention of a possible schism but I can assure you the church has withstood far worse without falling apart. The doomsday prophets also predicted a schism over the ordination of women and were proved wrong," he added. Archbishop Ndungane agrees with the Archbishop of Canterbury, who said it "would be a tragedy if these issues ... occupied so much energy that we lost our focus on the priorities of our mission." You can read the entire article at: |