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born 1944 Nigeria
The Most Reverend Peter Jasper Akinola (born 27 January 1944, in Abeokuta) is Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Archbishop of Province III of Nigeria, and Bishop of the capital city, Abuja.
Also known as: Akinola, Peter, Akinola, Peter Jasper
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"The victimisation or diminishment of human beings whose affections happen to be ordered towards people of the same sex is anathema to us."
"I didn’t create poverty. This church didn’t create poverty. Poverty is not an issue, human suffering is not an issue at all, they were there before the creation of mankind."
"We will not, on the altar of money, mortgage our conscience, mortgage our faith, mortgage our salvation."
"Self-seeking, self-glory, that is not me. No. Many people say I embarrass them with my humility."
"We must never forget that if Christ had been so inclined, he would not have come and there will be no Christmas to celebrate."
"He will do what we tell him."
"All Nigerians must learn from Christ and be determined to imbibe the lesson of divine condescension."
"We remind our churches to maintain the emphasis on the war against indecent dressing"
"Let there be no illusions. The Communion is broken and fragmented. The Communion will break."
"Whoever God is calling to govern must put God first, must know the people, must know what their aspirations are, must know what their needs are and address those needs. In that way they will be blessed, they will rejoice and God too will be honoured."
"The Church commends the law-makers for their prompt reaction to outlaw same-sex relationships in Nigeria and calls for the bill to be passed since the idea expressed in the bill is the moral position of Nigerians regarding human sexuality."
"a misfit, a wolf in shepherd’s clothing and one of the end-time agents of the devil sent to lead astray those who would have believed in God."
"In a society where many women are finding it difficult to have husbands of their own due to depletion of men by many factors, homosexuality will exacerbate the disequilibrium, leading to much social unrest."
"They are trying to make my God a liar. That I will not accept. If that's the case, then better to be poor and loyal to God than to have all the money in the world."
"Britain has joined its brethren in the 'civilised West' to legitimise civil partnerships, which to us simply means same-sex marriages. They are also putting a ban on preaching because it offends Muslim minorities. Britain has, of course, made Sunday a working day."
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