Tribal Leader Issues Polygamy in Cathedral - Leo XIV Remains Silent But Catholics React

On April 16, during the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Bamenda, Cameroon, Fon Fru Asaah Angwafor IV, the tribal leader of the Mankon community, spoke about polygamy. He made the remarks during an interreligious peace meeting in the cathedral.

He is the hereditary "king" of the Mankon people and rules over culture and spiritual tradition. He presides over pagan rites, such as important funerals and ancestral ceremonies. During these events, he wears ceremonial attire alongside elders. He also identifies as 'Catholic'.

In his speech at the cathedral, the tribal leader stated that 'some cultural practices continue to pose challenges' and cited polygamy as an example.

He expressed gratitude that, within the framework of the 2023 and 2024 Synod, African bishops had been tasked with conducting a study on polygamy and its place in the life of the Church.

The tribal chief went on to say that adulterers in polygamous relationships should be able to fully integrate into the Church without being 'judged or rejected'.

Leo XIV did not respond.

However, some of the faithful in attendance reacted with boos.

There was a reason the old days when even Obama said a marriage should only be recognized between one man and one woman. The clumsy wording eliminate several partner “marriages”, gay “marriages” and one involving bestiality.
So called “fourmarriage” was a minor trend in the hippie era.
I remember a touring large bus with the leader of a polygamy hippie group making speeches at college campuses.

Stephen Gaskin——
Stephen Gaskin, a prominent figure in the counterculture movement of the late 1960s, recommended a “fourmarriage” model, which involved a formal, communal marriage of two men and two women. Gaskin advocated for this structure to enhance emotional connection, eliminate egotism through group interaction, and provide a more stable, supportive, and non-possessive family unit compared to traditional, often dominant, two-person marriages.

Gaskin, who later founded The Farm community, advocated this in his “Monday Night Classes” in San Francisco during the late 1960s, just before setting out on a nationwide tour in 1970.

The fourmarriage aimed to eliminate possessiveness, ego-wounding, and domination in relationships through mutual criticism and shared intimacy.
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