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June 21 2005 By virtueonline TORONTO: Orthodox Canadian Anglicans Express Full Support for Bishop of Recife

The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Recife held an emergency meeting and has announced that it will appeal the sentence to the Anglican Province of Brazil, as well as to the Primates of the Anglican Communion. They further stated they will continue to recognize Bishop Cavalcanti, and will refuse to recognize any other bishop the Province might send to replace him.

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June 20 2005 By virtueonline NOTTINGHAM: US church leaders justify ordination of gay bishop

The US report, To "Set Our Hope on Christ", has been prepared by the liberal theologian Mark Mcintosh, of Loyola University, Chicago, and others. Although the Americans have expressed regret for the effects of their actions, they have not expressed repentance and are not expected to do so.

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June 20 2005 By virtueonline WILLIAMS: "If truth is put before unity; unity truly and acutely suffers."

Very tentatively, I believe that this is how we should see our situation. Christian teaching about sex is not a set of isolated prohibitions; it is an integral part of what the Bible has to say about living in such a way that our lives communicate the character of God.

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June 20 2005 By virtueonline MODESTO, CA: Death of a Church

The church - one of two Episcopal congregations in Modesto - owes $150,000 to the Fresno-based diocese, parishioners and clergy said. The closure is based on dwindling attendance - and giving - at the Carver Road church, which draws about 50 Sunday worshipers.

'For many years, (this church) donated a lot of capital to the diocese,' said Ken Hicks, 59, of Stockton, a vestryman. 'Now that they are in need to build it back up, the diocese has turned their back on us.'

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June 20 2005 By virtueonline NOTTINGHAM: ECUSA's "Unofficial" Delegation Defies Primates' Instructions

It is important to note that this is contrary to the Primates' expressed expectation and was not sanctioned by the Council as a whole.

A number of ACC members have expressed discomfort at the presence of ECUSA "observers" who have been present for all sessions, meals, social gatherings and even rode on the van transporting the ACC to Sunday's worship service.

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June 20 2005 By virtueonline JOHN SENTAMU: An interview - by Robbie Low

John Sentamu and I first met twenty years ago in the Rank Room of Wesley Hall, Cambridge. He was in his final year at Ridley and I had just started at Westcott. The "induction" course of co-counselling and psycho-babble was in its second day.

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June 19 2005 By virtueonline PASADENA: All Saint's Russell to speak for gays in church discussion

Russell rejoiced at the 2003 General Convention, when the delegates endorsed the Rev. Canon Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, the openly gay bishop, and liturgies blessing same- sex unions. She had spent years advocating for gays and lesbians in the Episcopal Church. Russell leads several gay and lesbian advocacy groups, including the national organization Integrity USA, which has about 2,500 members.

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June 19 2005 By virtueonline NOTTINGHAM: Anglican Consultative Council opens meeting

Led by the Rev. Ian Tarrent, Anglican priest and senior chaplain to the University of Nottingham, the worship service was conducted with liturgy projected on a large screen. Texts included Acts 1:1-11, and a reading with the response, "waiting, waiting, waiting for the Spirit to come." The opening hymn was "Holy, Holy, Holy," and the prayers included a confession and absolution.

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June 19 2005 By virtueonline ENGLAND: Homophobia is rife, says Archbishop

In the latest interview, he also says there is a "significant body of clergy" with "anxieties" over the introduction of women bishops.

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June 19 2005 By virtueonline UGANDA: Archbishop jubilant at appointment of Ugandan for York

The honour of this high calling carries with it an equally high responsibility to proclaim the unchanging gospel in a changing world, to offer the hope of transformation through a relationship with Jesus Christ to a generation of spiritual seekers, and to work alongside the Archbishop of Canterbury to provide steady leadership to guard the historic faith of the Anglican Communion. We pledge Archbishop Sentamu our sincerest prayers.

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