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Nigerian bishop call on Catholics to be more engaged in African politics

A leading bishop in Nigeria is warning the Catholic Church could lose its influence to Pentecostals in Africa if the Church remains politically disengaged.

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading bishop in Nigeria is warning the Catholic Church could lose its influence to Pentecostals in Africa if the Church remains politically disengaged.

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto was speaking at Kenya’s Hekima University College at a conference themed “The Future of African Theology in a Continent Longing for a New World Order” on Jan. 29.