Statement of the Standing Committee of the Church of Nigeria
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The Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion is optimistic that the decision of the Anglican Primates by asking the ECUSA and the Church of Canada to withdraw from the Communion will bring genuine repentance to the churches.
In a statement, the first issued by the Nigerian Church after the Primates meeting in February, the Standing Committee of the Church commended the Anglican Primates for standing up for orthodoxy in Christian faith and morals.
They interpreted the call for withdrawal to mean `` the suspension of ECUSA and the Church in Canada over their stance on human sexuality.
The statement was issued at the just concluded Standing Committee held at the Cathedral Church of St Michael Kaduna.
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