Anglican Communion’s new secretary general draws praise from Africa, condemnation elsewhere

Fredrick Nzwili

(RNS) African Anglicans welcomed the appointment of a Nigerian bishop as the next secretary general of the 85 million-member Anglican Communion, even as others criticized the appointment because of his anti-gay comments.

Bishop Josiah Atkins Idowu-Fearon beat other applicants from Oceania, Asia, Europe and the Americas and will assume the mostly ambassador type post at a time when the worldwide communion remains estranged over homosexuality and same-sex marriages, especially in Africa.

“He is articulate and very well educated,” said Bishop Julius Kalu of Mombasa, Kenya, diocese. “His position on traditional Anglicanism is very firm. This is good for us.”

http://www.religionnews.com/2015/04/13/anglican-communions-new-secretary-general-draws-praise-africa-condemnation-elsewhere/


I sure as hell am not fine with this! As an Anglican /Episcopalian I am appalled this bigot has been raised to this office.

He is not good for us!