NIGERIA CATHOLIC CHURCH PULLS OUT OF CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA.

Pope Benedict XVI

The Nigerian Catholic Church has suspended its membership of the Christian Association of Nigeria at the National level. Speaking on why the Catholic Church suspended its activities in the Association the Administrator,Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta, Monsignor Christopher Ajala, said the Christian umbrella body was too close to government.

Monsignor Ajala alleged that the Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor-led CAN had derailed from the objectives of the body,adding that the Catholic Bishops Conference was not comfortable with the development, hence its decision to pull out. He emphasized that the Catholic Church took the decision last year.


“CAN is now being run as part of the government and this will lead to the government dictating to the association, adding that it will lead to government not taking their advice seriously.

Ajala however reitirated that the decision is only at the National level, the Catholic Church is still part of CAN at state level.