Government leaders in Nigeria have chastised Archbishop Nicholas Okoh and the Church of Nigeria over the consecration of Mary Glasspool in Los Angeles. The Governor of the Rivers State in the Niger Delta this week told the Archbishop that the consecration of a lesbian bishop by the Anglican Communion diminished the moral authority of the Church in Africa and weakened its spiritual and social witness.<\/p>\n
Enthroned as Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Communion\u2019s largest province earlier this year, Archbishop Okoh has begun a tour of the national Church, meeting with Diocesan leaders and local officials. During the Archbishop\u2019s meeting in Port Harcount with government officials a spokesman for Governor Rotimi Amaechi said the Glasspool consecration was a symbol of western moral decadence.<\/p>\n
The governor told the new Archbishop, \u201cPrimate, you have a lot in your hands; the times are not good and the challenges are daunting.\u201d\u009d By adopting the standards of the world and turning a blind eye to \u201cmoral laxity\u201d\u009d the church was in danger of losing its prophetic voice, he said.<\/p>\n