Peter Akinola
Peter Akinola
Peter Jasper Akinolais the former Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. He is also the former Bishop of Abujaand Archbishop of Province III, which covered the northern and central parts of the country. When the division into ecclesiastical provinces was adopted in 2002, he became the first Archbishop of Abuja Province, a position he held until 2010. He is married and a father of six...
NationalityNigerian
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth27 January 1944
CountryNigeria
bent path walk
so that those who are bent to walk a different path may do so without us.
church continue faith insist quotes upheld
We are insisting and we will continue to insist that this faith of the church must continue to be upheld come rain, come fire. That is our position.
actions clearly common determined distressed faith redefine unilateral
We are distressed by the unilateral actions of those provinces that are clearly determined to redefine what our common faith was once,
breaking point
I don't think we've come to the point of schism, ... We are not breaking away from anybody.
broken communion
Let there be no illusions, ... The communion is broken and fragmented. The communion will break.
call clear godly instead offered quotes repentance shown sorrow words
Instead of a clear call for repentance we have been offered warms words of sentimentality for those who have shown no godly sorrow for their actions.
alien england handed simple walk
If England adopts a new faith, alien to what has been handed to us together, they will walk apart. Simple as that,
religious sleep men
We in Africa are always on the receiving end. We have had human slavery, political slavery, economic slavery and now religious slavery. We in the church are saying no. We are prepared to live by what God says, not what you say. Man shall not sleep with man, woman shall not sleep with woman.
issues suffering church
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.
lessons condescension-and determined
All Nigerians must learn from Christ and be determined to imbibe the lesson of divine condescension.
broken illusion break
Let there be no illusions. The Communion is broken and fragmented. The Communion will break.
rome church england
Is the Church of England an Anglican church? The church did not start in Canterbury, the church did not start in Rome. Whether Canterbury is Anglican or not is immaterial. We are Anglicans. They are the Church of England.
sex law ideas
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.
humility self people
Self-seeking, self-glory, that is not me. No. Many people say I embarrass them with my humility.