He said he's encountered it in the death of a friend and sat by a lonely bedside in South Wales waiting for someone to die. He also spoke of a day spent with caregivers and counselors and people living with HIV in London.
Read moreHe also wrote that increasing costs to run the church had something to do with the decision. "St. Thomas', while privileged to have a large congregation, oversees a 42-acre campus with nine separate buildings that must each be heated, protected by a security system and insured in an environment where the utilities and health care coverage costs have been rapidly escalating.
Read moreThe facts are these:
Read moreWilliams words, so brilliant and yet convoluted, fail to connect with ordinary people. He is wrapped up in his head; his words, when they do pour out, frustrate and confuse laity and bishop alike. Trying to understand what he means is like grasping at shadows. His mind and thoughts, though profound, are elusive. He doesn't connect. He is an endless frustration to journalists who ask "Archbishop, what exactly did you mean when you said that..."
Read moreIn the December issue of "Emel," the spiritual leader of the world-wide Anglican Communion said, "We have only one global hegemonic power. It is not accumulating territory; it is trying to accumulate influence and control. That's not working."
In the wide-ranging interview, the Anglican leader linked criticism of the United States to one of his most pessimistic declarations about the state of Western Civilization.
Read moreWANTLAND: Generally speaking, there is a trust interest running from the parish to the diocese. In 1570, the British Parliament passed legislation restricting the disposal of parish property. This was carried over to New York law, where an early statute provided that the Bishop and Standing Committee would have a say in the disposition of parish property, but so would the New York Legislature. This (without reference to State bodies) was added to Title II (now Canon II.
Read moreMrs. Jefferts Schori has threatened three orthodox bishops demonstrating that behind the façade of sweet-talking "reconciling" language there lurks a fist of conformity, veneered over with a facile spirituality. She is fast becoming the Red Queen in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland."
Read moreThe man who comes in for the most bashing and vitriol is Peter Akinola, Archbishop of Nigeria. Now if Akinola were an African-American, white liberals would never dare say the things about him that they do. They get away with it because he is ensconced in Africa and does not have access to America's legal system.
Read more"It was a painful separation; we had a large number of folk who wanted to stay behind and did. The original church was 600 with some 300 including nine of the 11 vestry electing to move with me. We walked away from a valuable property barely three years old with new gothic stone worth millions. It was very painful for me personally, but I saw that the gospel could not be compromised any longer. Truth had to triumph over institutional loyalty.
Read moreThe purpose of his coming, according to Copland, was "to share his own journey of faith and encourage each of us in ours."
Bishop Smith, who was consecrated in September 2007, had apparently given permission for Bishop Robinson to be the speaker in residence. Smith was told that Robinson's appearance was part of the listening process, a Windsor Report recommendation.
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