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Article: Consecration of gay bishop not accepted in Africa
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2003
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Consecration of gay bishop not accepted in Africa
New York Times, Associated Press
Tuesday, November 4, 2003
Nairobi, Kenya -- Africa's Anglican leaders expressed fury Monday
at the weekend consecration of a gay bishop in New Hampshire,
renewing their intention to break from the American church and
opening up a deep ideological fault line across the world.
"The devil has clearly entered our church," said an angry
Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi of Kenya, who has announced that his
church will have nothing to do with the Episcopal Church USA that
sanctioned V. Gene Robinson's appointment.
Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria, who represents 17 million
Anglicans, said he would refuse to recognize ...