Why do Church of England bishops wear mitres? In our age of visual media, there is a tendency to reach for visual symbolism; it seems sometimes that those on television they don't think they are actually talking to a bishop unless the person is wearing a purple cassock. But there are many reasons for saying goodbye to mitres once and for all.
Read moreThe object of the Bill is to establish a comprehensive and enhanced legislation to protect the traditional family by--
(a) prohibiting any form of sexual relations between persons of the same sex and the promotion or recognition of sexual relations between persons of the same sex.
So strong was he as a leader, and with such commitment to Christ, that he was consecrated bishop despite great protests. Crowther protested himself! People who knew him described him as a very humble man, a simple evangelist, who only wanted the opportunity to tell others about God's love for sinners. But in the end he was finally convinced that becoming a bishop was God's will for his life and for the church.
Read moreIt was made clear to the bishops at February Synod that commendation via B5 meant that the legal position was left unchanged, and it was made clear that those opposed to Prayers in Love and Faith thought the Bishops legal justification for the Prayers was not sound.
Read moreBottom line: The schismatic is the one who [by false doctrine] causes the separation, not the one who separates (schismaticus est qui separationem causat, non qui separate) in order to preserve the integrity of the Gospel.
Read moreLike Fitz Allison, we saw for ourselves that heresy is a cruel response to sinners looking for God's solution to our human condition, and it was no longer tenable to live in a church that calls evil good, and good evil. We said it wasn't primarily about sex; "sex" was just the battleground the progressives chose to wage this war. It was more deeply about the creedal faith - our core Christian values.
Read moreWhy is Islam losing its grab on its heartland and why is there a remarkable conversion to Christ? What is happening among Muslims in terms of the gospel proclamation?
Read moreAmong the claims of abundance are that the church is not losing money as fast as it is losing members -- while conveniently avoiding the fact that, when adjusted for inflation, giving has begun to decline for the first time in years.
Read moreOn June 8, nearly two years after his initial arrest for child porn in Rhode Island, Fr. James Jackson, a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), pled guilty to receipt of child porn.
The Mass of the Ages Society published a statement Tuesday claiming to be "disturbed by the heinous crimes to which Fr. James Jackson pleaded guilty," adding that "[o]ur hearts cry out for the victims of pornography." It then goes on to note:
Read moreArchbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby had called on Communion members who disagreed on this crucial issue to "walk together" in "good disagreement." Kigali refused: "We reject the claim that two contradictory positions can both be valid in matters affecting salvation."
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