In fact, some of his members who are opposed to what they describe as "Islamisation of Christianity" refer to him as a "Muslim Archbishop". Born on January 17, 1946 in Lokoja, Kogi State, Idowu-Fearon had actually set out to be a soldier and he attended the military school in Zaria but he was later given a "sympathetic discharge" when the urge to become a priest began to burn fiercely in him.

While it is true that the committee occupies only an advisory role and that the Trustees will have the final say, the exact nature of Professor Mohiuddin's ability to advise the Trustees remains to be seen. This says nothing of the issue of over-rep resentation of one minority group when other groups, namely Catholics and other Protestant denominations, receive absolutely no representation on the committee.

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Lambeth Palace, the headquarters of the church, said in its website that Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi was willing "to do without the money" to remind the Episcopal Church of its mission "to preach the Great Commission".

"What kind of Gospel are they preaching now, saying there should be unions of people of the same sex?" the Archbishop asked.

The bishops merely regretted their failure to consult others before consecrating a gay bishop, Akinola said, and an admission that this "offended God and his church" is necessary or "there can be no hope of meaningful reconciliation."

Instead of the requested moratorium on gay bishops, the Americans halted all bishop consecrations. Akinola said this "disingenuous" step "holds the entire church to ransom for the sin of a few."