Catholic bishops in Nigeria are calling for changes to an economic cooperation agreement between the EU and Africa, claiming it could force African nations to adopt policies on sexuality, abortion and gender contrary to the social, cultural and religious values of those nations.

“The agreement looks innocuous and attractive on the surface, but underneath it is carefully blended with post-modern secularistic ideologies that significantly undermine the moral, cultural, and religious beliefs of Nigerian citizens,” the country’s bishops said in a 12 July statement.