West Africa denounces US Church, but vows to attend Lambeth Conference

Tuesday, 13th May 2008
By: George Conger

THE CHURCH of the Province of West Africa has denounced American and Canadian moves to affirm same-sex blessings, but will not withdraw from the Anglican Communion over the dispute.

In a statement released on April 11 following a meeting of the bishops and standing committee of the province held in Doula --- see city of the missionary diocese of Cameroon, West Africa, resolved to “continue to be in communion with the See of Canterbury as we unequivocally and unambiguously remain in the Anglican Communion.”

However, the dioceses in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gambia, Guinea and Cameroon said they “outrightly condemn and reject the unacceptable action” of some Western churches in blessing same-sex unions and ordaining and licensing non-celibate homosexual clergy. the rest