Akinola Reaffirms Stand on Scriptural Root of Anglican Communion

06.27.2008

Primate of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Peter Akinola has reiterated the stand of the Anglican Communion on the need to restrict activities of its members worldwide to the teachings of the scripture.He also took a swipe at some elements threatening the existence of the church notably unscriptural consecrations and sexual practices without biblical bases such as homosexuality.

Speaking at the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) held in Jerusalem, Akinola denounced the position of the Archbishop of Canterbury which he said was threatening the future of the communion."

The underlying objective of GAFCON necessarily compels a deep and honest reflection on the theological and ecclesiological inconsistencies of the past decade at the highest and most sacred levels of our Communion. While not contesting the right to personal opinions and attitudes to this new situation, we must disabuse our minds of the unworthy views about GAFCON being a monster on the horizon, or even a strange breed of Anglicanism devoid of antecedent factors". the rest