Pope Francis discuss extensively on same-sex marriage with President Jonathan As Nigeria, Vatican partner in education, health
President Goodluck Jonathan and Pope Francis yesterday held extensive discussion on Nigeria’s position on same-sex marriage law recently passed in the country. The Executive Secretary of Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission, Kennedy Opara, disclosed this to newsmen yesterday at the Holy Sea after President Jonathan’s audience with the Pope as well as his tour of the Vatican City. Opara said the President used the opportunity to state Nigeria’s position on same sex-marriage while the Pope commended Jonathan’s effort in tackling the various challenges facing the country. The Pilgrims from Anambra, Kaduna and the Federal Capital Territory, were part of President Jonathan’s delegation to Vatican City in Rome, Italy but remained at the courtyard while the audience…
“Judging Gay People”: A Case For Pope Francis (2)
Bearing in mind therefore that evil acts or what we theologically call sin, is outside of the individual, it becomes necessary and imperative that any afflicted individual is in dare need of help. How to achieve this help positively without neither bending nor breaking the person, and bring such person back to the fold of God’s children is the sole mission of pastoral theology. It is most exemplified in Christ’s three parables of God’s mercy: the lost sheep; the lost drachma and the prodigal son (Lk. 15: 1-32). It is in line with this orientation that C Henry Peschke in his book Christian Ethics, Vol. II writes: …there is no need to give homosexual acts…
Same-sex Marriage as a Philosophy of Humanism (3)
TECHNIQUES OF HUMANISTS AND POPULATION PLANNERS Two techniques are used: pressure from above and pressure from below PRESSURE FROM ABOVE This is achieved through the establishment of influential organisations with impressive titles and impressive public figures as members. Many such organisations were established in America, and cleverly differentiated, yet linked together by the philosophy of Humanism or Population Control. The Rockefellers have already been mentioned. In 1969, Planned Parenthood Vice President, Fred Jaffe, listed as means of reducing the U.S. Population: “ to restructure the family( a) postpone or avoid marriage; (b) alter image of ideal family size; (c) encourage increased homosexuality; (e) educate for family limitation; (f) inject fertility control in water supplies;…
Same-sex Marriage As A Philosophy of Humanism (2)
THE IMPLICATIONS OF HUMANIST MANIFESTO For those who deny the existence of God, the Humanist Manifesto represents the best of human thought today. We have to note, too, that Manifesto has within it the origins of most contemporary movements, philosophies as well as theologies. The influence of humanism has been patently pervasive. The humanists have formed modern society. They cloak evil in the nebulous garb of scholarly discourse and good intentions. When they say that their Manifesto “transcends the narrow allegiances of church, state, party, class or race” they tend to parody the Pauline message to the Galatians: “For it is through faith that all of you are God’s sons in union with Christ, and…
