Anglican Church of Uganda - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 15 Jun 2023 06:32:50 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Anglican Church of Uganda - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Archbishop of Canterbury upbraids Ugandan confreres for backing anti-gay law https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/06/15/archbishop-of-canterbury-upbraids-ugandan-confreres-for-backing-anti-gay-law/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 05:30:59 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=160041 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Justin Welby, has strongly criticised his fellow Anglican bishops in Uganda for supporting the East African country's new law that makes homosexual acts illegal and subject to punishment even up to the death penalty. "This is not about imposing Western values on our Ugandan Anglican sisters and brothers," said Welby, Read more

Archbishop of Canterbury upbraids Ugandan confreres for backing anti-gay law... Read more]]> The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Justin Welby, has strongly criticised his fellow Anglican bishops in Uganda for supporting the East African country's new law that makes homosexual acts illegal and subject to punishment even up to the death penalty.

"This is not about imposing Western values on our Ugandan Anglican sisters and brothers," said Welby, who is the ex-officio leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

"It is about reminding them of the commitments we have made as Anglicans to treat every person with the care and respect they deserve as children of God," the 67-year-old archbishop said in a statement released on June 9

Archbishop Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, primate of the Anglican Church of Uganda, has been a vocal supporter of the new law, which came into effect on May 29.

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Archbishop of Canterbury upbraids Ugandan confreres for backing anti-gay law]]> 160041 Ugandan anti-gay law pleases local Anglican Church https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/06/01/ugandan-anti-gay-law-pleases-local-anglican-church/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 05:50:59 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=159602 "The Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 is good, and we are grateful to the president for assenting to it." Archbishop Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, head of the Anglican Church of Uganda, does not mince words to express his approval of the intensified criminalisation of homosexuality in his country. By making "aggravated homosexuality" a capital offence, which means Read more

Ugandan anti-gay law pleases local Anglican Church... Read more]]> "The Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 is good, and we are grateful to the president for assenting to it." Archbishop Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, head of the Anglican Church of Uganda, does not mince words to express his approval of the intensified criminalisation of homosexuality in his country.

By making "aggravated homosexuality" a capital offence, which means that repeat offenders can be sentenced to death - a penalty that has not been applied in Uganda for years - the law was enacted by the Ugandan head of state on May 29.

"We're grateful the current Act affirms the merits of the existing provisions in the current penal code," said Archbishop Mugalu.

"We are also grateful that the Act builds on existing laws by offering greater protection of children through strong anti-grooming measures, strong restrictions on promotion, and protection of children by not allowing those convicted under the act to be employed in organisations that work directly with children."

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