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Church of Nigeria Severs Ties with Church of England Following Appointment of Pro-LGBT Archbishop

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With Sarah Mullally now Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of Nigeria has declared spiritual independence from Canterbury, prioritising fidelity to God’s Word over revisionist innovations.

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the world’s largest Anglican province, has formally declared spiritual independence from the Church of England.

The decision follows the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to hold the office and an outspoken supporter of same-sex marriage.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Archbishop Henry Ndukuba, Primate of the Church of Nigeria, called the elevation of Mullally — who has also voiced support for open borders, Black Lives Matter, climate change, and abortion — “the final confirmation of moral decay within the leadership of the Church of England.”

The declaration asserts that the Nigerian church will no longer recognise Canterbury’s authority in doctrinal or spiritual matters, marking a decisive break with Western Anglican structures.

“This election is a double jeopardy,” Archbishop Ndukuba added, “disregarding the conviction of the majority of Anglicans and promoting same-sex marriage.”

He urged members to remain steadfast in upholding Scripture, calling on Christians worldwide to resist “ungodly teachings that compromise the faith” (Jude 1:3).

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I did a search on the Nigerian Anglican Church to see how many members it has.

There were conflicting accounts but an AI summary gave the number as 17.5 million.

There were 17.5 million Anglicans in the Church of Nigeria as of a 2005 report. Nigeria has one of the largest Anglican populations in the world, making it the country with the highest number of Anglicans globally.
Total members: 17,500,000 (as of 2005)
Global standing: The Church of Nigeria is the largest Anglican church in the world based on membership numbers.

That's a lot of members to lose in one fell swoop. Then there is the breakaway GAFCON movement as per another post by Michie.


Way back in the 50's and 60's CS Lewis, who was Anglican, was warning that the writing was on the wall if they didn't stop their worldly drift.
 
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I thought I'd have trouble locating this particular quote by CS Lewis to back up my claim in the above post, but it fell to hand almost immediately when I went looking for it.

It was the closing paragraph of his essay "Fern Seed and Elephants" which was originally delivered under another title in 1959.


Originally entitled 'Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism', Lewis read this essay at Westcott House, Cambridge, on 11 May 1959. Published under that title in Christian Reflections (1981), it is now in Fern-seed and Elephants (1998).
Such are the reactions of one bleating layman to Modern Theology. It is right that you should hear them. You will not perhaps hear them very often again. Your parishioners will not often speak to you quite frankly. Once the layman was anxious to hide the fact that he believed so much less than the vicar; now he tends to hide the fact that he believes so much more. Missionary to the priests of one's own church is an embarrassing role; though I have a horrid feeling that if such mission work is not soon undertaken the future history of the Church of England is likely to be short.
 
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I did a search on the Nigerian Anglican Church to see how many members it has.

There were conflicting accounts but an AI summary gave the number as 17.5 million.

That's a lot of members to lose in one fell swoop. Then there is the breakaway GAFCON movement as per another post by Michie.

Yes. Depending on how membership is counted, the Church of Nigeria is either the largest church in the Communion, or the second-largest after the Church of England. This is a major schism.

GAFCON is not a separate phenomenon. The Church of Nigeria has been one of the leaders in GAFCON.
 
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Forgive my ignorance, but if someone split from The Church of England, can they REALLY call themselves "Anglican" anymore?
 
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