‘God will use Africa as rallying point to foster unity’

April 12, 2008
Story: Joe Okyere, Cape Coast
THE Primate and Archbishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church in North Carolina, USA, the Most Reverend Dr Scott Earl McLaughin, has expressed optimism that God will, in his own wisdom, use Africa as the rallying point to foster unity among the various Christian religions.
He observed that many Africans were embracing Christianity than before, therefore the continent’s leading role in fostering unity among the various Christian religions was a reality.
Archbishop Dr McLaughin stated this when he paid a courtesy call on the Catholic Archbishop of Cape Coast, His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Appiah Turkson, at his residence in Cape Coast.
He is in the country to consecrate and enthrone the Very Reverend Dr Jacob Augustine Welbourne as the first bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church of Ghana.
Dr McLaughin has expressed his condolence to Peter Cardinal Turkson on the death of the first Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Tamale, His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Porekuur Dery.
He disclosed that the Orthodox Anglican Church was drawing plans to establish theological colleges on the continent to help promote the teaching and propagation of the Christian doctrine.
Cardinal Appiah Turkson used the opportunity to explain how Christian religion was introduced into the country by the European missionaries and the various avenues existing for Christian churches to meet regularly and dialogue on ecumenical issues, national stability and peaceful co-existence.
Archbishop Dr McLaughin was accompanied by the Presiding Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Churches in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Right Reverend Hesbon Njera and Right Reverend Alphonse Mfika, respectively.