Uganda’s Anglican Archbishop Courts Iranian President over Homosexuality
By Godfrey Olukya, Virtueonline.
The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Stephen Mugalu Kaziimba, has appealed to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi to help Uganda in the fight against homosexuality.
Kaziimba made the appeal at the Uganda National Mosque at Kampala Hill in Uganda’s capital where Iran’s visiting President, Ebrahim Raisi joined believers for the Muslim-Christian dialogue on the philosophy of waiting for the Saviour in Islam and Christianity.
According to Standard News the archbishop was speaking in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU).
“Your Excellency, as you might be aware due to the weighing divergence in terms of values, our Western partners have withdrawn funding from most of our vital programs due to our firm stance against same-sex rights. Your Excellency, this is an area where we need the support of your government,” Kaziimba said.
The IRCU has a partnership with the Islamic Republic of Iran that dates back to 2017 when the former signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cultural Counsel of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The agreement was reached with the objective of improving the capacity and participation of religious leaders in creating an enabling environment for peaceful co-existence through inter-religious and inter-sect collaboration, dialogue, and action.
Iran’s president who arrived in the country on Wednesday, had earlier met with the country’s President Yoweri Museveni. During a joint press conference with Museveni, President Raisi bashed the West for promoting the evil of homosexuality.
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