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May 08 2024 By dvirtue Welby, Pope and Gafcon Primate in Three Ring Ecclesiastical Circus Over Gathering of Anglican Archbishops in Rome

Pope Francis hinted at a new 'understanding' of the papacy during a meeting with Anglican leaders, a discerning reporter with LifeSiteNews observed.

"The Pontiff's speech to the Anglicans held a revolutionary possibility: namely, a decision by Francis to use the papacy itself as an ecumenical bargaining tool, in a manner which could appear to undermine the authority wielded by the Pope."

May 07 2024 By dvirtue IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE NEEDED TO AVERT FAMINE IN GAZA, SAYS WELBY, BUT IS HE RIGHT?

So, who is best served by a ceasefire? The people of Gaza certainly, but so would Hamas who would then use the time to rearm and reposition themselves in Rafah for an extended war that would make it harder for IDF forces to eliminate. And Hamas has already dropped the number of hostages they said they would release from 40 to 20. They are playing the long game. They know the longer they drag the war out and not surrender all the hostages in one sweep, the more world opinion sides with them.

May 05 2024 By dvirtue VOL Denied Media Credentials to Upcoming General Convention

This is the first time I have been denied credentialed press access to General Convention. I have covered seven Episcopal General Conventions -- 1982 in New Orleans on site for the Hammond Vindicator; 1991 in Phoenix on site for the Episcopal Synod of America; 2009 in Anaheim (Mickey Mouseland) on site for VOL; 2012 in Indianapolis, 2015 in Salt Lake City, 2018 in Austin, and 2022 in Baltimore online virtually for VirtueOnline.

May 04 2024 By dvirtue THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH'S FUTURE

The Rev. Martin laments the decline of The Episcopal Church witnessing the large loss of the Great "GI" Generation which Texas Bishop Andy Doyle called the "tsunami of death." If current trends continue, using Bishop Doyle's sea imagery, the receding tide of Boomers will mean that by 2035, Christianity in North America will drop to 10 percent or less of the population, says Martin.

April 29 2024 By dvirtue GLOBAL ANGLICAN PRIMATES MEET WITH ARCHBISHOP WELBY IN ROME

Archbishops from South Sudan, Egypt, Nigeria, the Seychelles, the GSFA, ACNA, GAFCON Europe have publicly declaimed against the ABC in ringing tones of disapproval and disappointment. They say he has betrayed the communion and the faith he swore to uphold.

April 24 2024 By dvirtue THE SHRIVELING ANGLICAN COMMUNION

Fudging human sexuality has not been a winning ticket for him or the communion, with his own church, the Church of England in total disarray over the blessings of same sex unions. The Church of England has twisted it's knickers so much over this that it has turned into a pretzel, once bent it becomes baked-in rigid.

April 20 2024 By dvirtue ISRAEL BASHING NOW STANDARD FARE FOR THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

A first hearing on those four resolutions is scheduled with the bishops' and deputies' committees on Social Justice & International Policy. Additional hearings are likely in the coming weeks as the parallel committees deliberate on whether to recommend the resolutions for approval by the House of Bishops and House of Deputies when they meet June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky.

April 11 2024 By dvirtue North American Nigerian Diocese is Suing the Anglican Church of Nigeria over Property and Other Claims

At issue is who has the right to make decisions for the diocese, an Indiana nonprofit corporation with 501 (C)(3) tax-exempt status, and who owns the diocesan properties and governs the other entities affiliated with it, which includes 7,000 persons, a cathedral, as well as 80 parishes.

April 10 2024 By dvirtue UGANDA: Anglican Archbishop Applauds High Court Decision over Homosexuality

Speaking on behalf of Anglican Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba, the provincial secretary of Anglican Church of Uganda, The Rev. Canon Captain William Ongeng, told VOL; "We are happy about the court ruling. Any right-thinking person would think that is the right decision. In fact, there was nothing new. Ugandans decided a long time ago that they are against homosexuality."

Lawyers for LGBT activists said they will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.

April 05 2024 By dvirtue Why the Next Episcopal Presiding Bishop Really Doesn't Matter

The Episcopal Church is in trouble, big trouble. It is declining faster than a street dog jumping off a meat wagon to chase a rat outside an Episcopal cathedral. The drop between 2021 and 2022 was the largest on record - 5.6%. While average Sunday attendance (ASA) "declined dramatically" during the pandemic in 2020-2021, in 2022 the church saw a brief uptick to 372,952. The age of an average Episcopalian is 69. Membership has gone from 3.4 million in 1960 to 1.58 million in 2022.

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