Archbishop Justin Welby failed to uphold historic and biblical teaching of the church on marriage and family-Kaziimba
The Archbishop of Church of Uganda, Rev Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu has said that the Archbishop Justin Welby of Church of England failed to uphold the historic and biblical teaching of the Church of England on marriage and family.
Kazimba said while responding to the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.
“I have received news of the resignation of The Most Rev Justin Welby as the Archbishop of Canterbury following a report on his failure to address child abuse allegations in the Church of England,” he said.
Along with other members of Gafcon and the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans, several years ago the Church of Uganda ceased recognizing the authority of Archbishop Justin Welby because of his inability to uphold the historic and biblical teaching of the Church of England on marriage and family.
He said it grieves them deeply that so many people suffered from the continued abuse of John Smyth over many years simply because the church’s leadership covered up the abuse, did not uphold the moral teaching of the Bible and the church, failed to defend the vulnerable. This is the same compromised leadership that has led to the fabric of the Anglican Communion being torn at its deepest level.
He commended the Gafcon Movement and the covenanted relationships of the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans to others as the best way forward for Anglicans to re-unite under the authority of Scripture and in the cause of extending the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ.
“We assure the Church of England of our prayers to lift high the cross of Christ, restore the authority of Scripture, and proclaim the unchanging Gospel in a changing world. We extend our prayers to Archbishop Welby and his family, and also pray for the continued healing for all those who have endured abuse,” he said.
