Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Uganda's Anglicans hail boycott of Lambeth meeting

http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL17730728.html

[Reuters] 19 Feb 2008--Uganda's Anglican worshippers praised on Sunday their archbishop's decision to boycott a once-in-a-decade global Church meeting over a row over gay clergy and same-sex unions.

Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi said on Thursday his bishops would shun the Lambeth Conference in June to protest against invitations sent to leaders from the pro-rights U.S. Episcopal Church to the same summit.

"The whole issue of homosexuality is evil," said Robert Rujuga, 47, who attends All Saints Church in Kampala.

"Our leaders have done the right thing to boycott that conference and if possible they should secede from the Western Anglican Church," he added.

Rujuga, a life-long Anglican, said he had "never seen such a dark moment in the church."

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