President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Most Rev.
Ignatius Kaigama, has said the stand of the church against same sex
marriages is unwavering.
He said the church would not excommunicate the gay community,but would
assist them with prayers and counselling to overcome their abnormal
behaviours.
Kaigama, who spoke in Jos while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the
3rd Extra Ordinary Synod of the Family of the Catholic Church held in
Rome recently, said the outcome of the synod had been given varied
interpretation, especially on the position of the church on
homosexuality.
According to him, the Church does not condone and had not endorsed
same sex marriage, and considers marriage as a union between a man and
a woman for the purpose of raising a family to reflect the teachings
of Jesus Christ on the importance of the family as a domestic church.
He said, "The concerns of the Synod is the biblical teaching on
marriage and family and this why the topic of the Synod was on the
family. The Book of Genesis shows that man and woman are created in
the image and likeness of God. In receiving an accepting each other,
man and woman recognise that they are made for each other. Through
procreation, they collaborated with God in accepting and transmitting
life. By the grace of God, man and woman are united in marriage and
are to be faithful to, and love each other forever.
Kaigama, who is also the archbishop of Jos, said the Synod emphasised
marriage as scared and indissoluble and as such could not condone
anything outside this divine order of God.
--PUNCH
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