The Archbishop of Jos, Ignatius Kaigama
has spoken out against the unfair treatment of gay people in Nigeria,
stating that the Nigerian Catholic Church is opposed to discrimination
against people because of sexual orientation.
He made these remarks during a press briefing at the Vatican on Wednesday, The Tablet reports.
Speaking on Nigeria’s adoption of the
law that stipulates a 14-year sentences for anyone entering a same-sex
union or displaying affection publicly, he said that the only part of
the law that the Catholic Church supports is that marriage is between a
man and a woman.
“We are not supporting the
criminalization of people with different sexual orientations. We would
defend any person with homosexual orientation who is being harassed, who
is being imprisoned, who is being punished…
The Government may want to punish
them – we don’t. In fact we will tell the Government to stop punishing
those with different orientations,” he said.
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