"We will never accept same sex couples in the Kenyan church", CS Moses Kuria backs Archbishop Anyolo
Trade CS Moses Kuria speaks at the Githagara Dispensary in Mugoiri ward, Kiharu Constituency, on June 24, 2023. PHOTO | COURTESY
Taking to social media on Saturday, Kuria said Anyolo's move is welcome by the Roman Catholic faithful in Kenya, reiterating that same sex marriages are not welcome in the Kenyan religious set up.
"The decision by Archbishop Anyolo on blessing of same sex couples is the position of all of us from the Roman Catholic Church in Kenya. We will never accept same sex couples in the Kenyan Church, with utmost and profound respect and reverence to the Pope," Kuria said.
His sentiments came after Archbishop issued a statement saying the Nairobi Archdiocese will not follow the Pope's directive, as it goes against the teachings of the Catholic church and indeed the African values.
The archbishop further argued that the Fiducia Supplicans declaration advocates for the recognition of an institution of marriage as only a union between a man and a woman.
"This Declaration confirms and reiterates the perennial teaching of the Church that marriage is to be affirmed as an "exclusive, stable and indissoluble union of a man and a woman, naturally open to the generation of children" (n. 4)," said Anyolo's statement in part.
"...and that the "Church does not have the power to impart blessings on unions of persons of the same sex" (n. 5)."
Citing teachings from the bible, Anyolo said that the church firmly condemns the proposal and remains unwelcome.
"The word of God also strongly condemns such unions (Rom 1:24-27; 1 Car 6:10; 1 Tim 1:10). The African cultural traditions equally detest it as it is dearly against transmission of life," he said.
"It is for this reason that the Church excludes those living in irregular situations of marriage from full sacramental participation in the life of the Church."
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