Momentous statements by the Metropolitan Alexander of Nigeria, in the cadre of the Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Church
In the cadre of the Holy and Great
Synod of the Orthodox Church, which is taking place at Kolymbari of Chania,
Crete (Greece) in mid June 2016, with the participation of almost all the
Orthodox Churches of our planet, the Orthodox Metropolitan Alexander of
Nigeria, Press representative of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa,
spoke openly at a Press conference on the contemporary economic exploitation of
Africa.
The occasion for this statement was
the Synod’s official text on the subject «The place of the Orthodox Church in
the modern world».
The Metropolitan of Nigeria said:
«For us, it is of great importance
that the comments on matters of international economy be expounded in
detail. Our Continent is plagued by the
consequences of free economy and neo-liberalism. These may not be included in the text, but
the opportunity is provided for us to become more denunciatory of certain
phenomena. You can rest assured that this will happen, very, very soon».
He continued, by stressing that the Church
of Africa will demonstrate «the connection between the economy and AIDS – that
the spread of AIDS is clearly the consequence of poverty.
«For us, an extremely important
matter is the role of the International Bank, the role of the European Union and
their ties to the local governments. We
ask ourselves – and we desire to inform everyone – how much did our peoples,
the peoples of Africa, actually achieve independence after 1960, or have they
remained under a regime of dependence and of economic colonization?
What is the role of the European
countries and the multinational companies in the control of Africa’s natural
resources? I mentioned the
pharmaceutical companies. Then there is the role of climate change: what are the African countries asked to pay,
as compared to the USA, India, China and other countries?».
Source:
G. Con., Article titles «“Shots” against
neo-liberalism at the Great Synod of Orthodoxy», in the edition of “Κρητική Επιθεώρηση” (Cretan
Review), Rethymnon, Crete, Wednesday 22 June
2016, page 10.
Translation from Greek A.N.
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