February 5th, the Star, Nairobi
Archbishop Eliud Wabukala has questioned whether the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York “hold, personally, as well as in virtue of their office, to the collegial mind of the Anglican Communion.”
In a statement released yesterday, Wabukala appeared concerned that the leadership of the Anglican church might be preparing to backtrack on its rejection of gay marriage.
This month Archbishop Justin Welby and Archbishop John Sentamu criticised repressive anti-gay legislation passed by the Nigerian and Uganda parliaments.
Last week the English College of Bishops accepted a recommendation for two years of “facilitated conversation” about gay marriage.
Wabukala, the leader of the Anglican Church in Kenya, said that the “intervention” of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York “has served to encourage those who want to normalise homosexual lifestyles in Africa and has fuelled prejudice against African Anglicans.”
As we have seen recently, even the BBC can see the obvious contradictions in ++Welby’s position on these issues. Now it seems the secular press in Africa are equally as perceptive. Its a shame that ABC and ABY don’t seem to get it.
To borrow a phrase from the US President, they are “leading from behind.” In this case, their behind “plausible deniability” so far that even the BBC can tell.
RE: “Archbishop Eliud Wabukala has questioned whether the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York “hold, personally, as well as in virtue of their office, to the collegial mind of the Anglican Communion.”
It seems fairly obvious that Justin Welby does not, since he’s mentioned that the COE needs to work through how to “recognize the love that exists between people who have a same-sex orientation; and who are committed to each other, and how that is recognized.” Has anybody sent that rather strikingly clear passage from Justin Welby’s interview to Archbishop Wabukala? Hopefully so!