Undaunted by calls for constraint by the Archbishop of Canterbury, clergy and laity in the Diocese of California went even further and called on Mark Andrus, Bishop of California, to allow a trial use of three same-sex blessing rites in his diocese.
Read more"We are convinced that what is at stake in this crisis is the very nature of Anglicanism - to understand it simply in terms of the need for greater inclusivity in the face of changing sexual ethics is a grave mistake. It is not just about sexuality but also about the nature of Christ, the truth of the Gospel and the authority of the Bible.
Read moreJensen pointed up what he called "defining moments," "crucial meetings" and "turning points'" only to discover that they simply lead into another period of uncertainty. "Crisis," "schism," "division," "break-up" - this has been the language of the last five years in the Anglican Communion.
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Read moreSpeaking to a group of clergy and laity in Orlando under the banner of the Central Florida American Anglican Council, Anderson, bishop-elect of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA), an Anglican missionary effort sponsored by the Church of Nigeria, ripped into Williams. Anderson.
Read moreOrombi, leader of more than nine million Ugandan Anglicans, called for "unity" among those seeking a more faithful and orthodox expression of the Anglican tradition in North America. He urged those present to pray constantly for present and future leaders of the new reborn church.
Read moreThe Standing Committee has taken the position that the Diocese cannot afford Wapiti. It has given its canonically required consent for the Diocese to obtain a commercial mortgage to purchase the land from The Conservation Fund subject to the following stipulations: The Wapiti property is to be sold.
Read moreMercifully, that is not now going to happen. The Global South has awakened to the truth that North American bishops, like the proverbial emperors, have no ecclesiastical clothes, and what they wear has been tainted by so much sin that Joseph's coat of many colors would make better vestments, even after they have been dry cleaned a few times.
Read moreCharlie, as he is affectionately known, embodies the committed, self-effacing Evangelical Canadian personality, quietly pressing his case that if the Canadian Church has a future and does not return to its Biblical roots, and many now, like him, believe it does not, then The church is lost. As things now stand, he is not at all hopeful. Deep down he now believes it will never happen.
Read moreLast week in New Orleans, Episcopal bishops pledged not to authorize rites of blessing for same-sex unions and to exercise restraint in the consecration of partnered gays as bishops. Conservatives in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion contended that the bishops had merely restated past positions and fallen short of complying with the directive.
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