Via John Allen, Archbishop John Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria, announced he would “obviously” vote for Barack Obama, had he a vote in the US election. He gives his reasons as follows:
“The fact that you oppose abortion doesn’t necessarily mean that you are pro-life. You can be anti-abortion and still be killing people by the millions through war, through poverty, and so on. Of course I believe that abortion is wrong, that it’s killing innocent life. I also believe, however, that those who are against abortion should be consistent. If my choice is between a person who makes room for abortion, but who is really pro-life in terms of justice in the world, peace in the world, I will prefer him to somebody who doesn’t support abortion but who is driving millions of people in the world to death. It’s a whole package, and you never get a politician who will please you in everything. You always have to pick and choose.”
They say Africa is the future of the Church. I am optimistic about the future.
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