"No bishop was in any doubt that I did not commit myself to a moratorium on same-sex blessings," Ingham said.
A same-sex blessings moratorium was part of a unity plea from a February meeting of 35 top world Anglican leaders.
The same request was made of the Episcopal Church in the United States, where there's been similar confusion.
Read moreYou speak with clarity about your grief over the pain your actions have caused and yet you proceed with your relentless agenda. Do you not see that there is an enormous contradiction here?
Read moreRowan Douglas by Divine Providence Archbishop of Canterbury Primate and Metropolitan to all to whom these presents shall come Greeting
Whereas it has been represented to the Primates of the Anglican Communion meeting in February 2005 that certain parishes have been unwilling to accept the direct oversight of their diocesan bishops and that certain dioceses are in dispute with their provincial authorities
Read moreThe Northwest Texas Diocese last week rejected a request by St. Nicholas to help keep their 523 active members together after nearly 90 percent of voting parishioners disagreed with the Episcopal stance on same-sex unions and 2003 appointment of a homosexual bishop.
The diocese ordered dissenters to vacate church premises by June 1.
Read moreAlmost 90 percent of members and their pastors were ordered by the Northwest Texas Diocese to leave St. Nicholas' for dissenting with the Episcopal Church's stance on homosexuality by naming a gay bishop in New Hampshire, among other things.
"But the homosexual issue is just a small part of a greater crisis," said the Rev. Jonathan Hartzer, associate rector. "The greater crisis is cultural accommodation at the expense of biblical Christianity."
Read more"We want to report that our diocese was offered a donation of $27,000 from a gay diocese which we have turned down," Semakula said.
Orombi commended the diocese for rejecting the offer and urged all dioceses not to be tempted to accept donations from dioceses that support homosexuality.
"We must fight homosexuality," Orombi said.
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Read moreIt decided 12 years ago to conduct a study into its members' views on sexuality. After years of research, a report, Pilgrimage of Faith, will be debated at the conference in Torquay. The Times has seen an early draft, which shows that, although some Methodists take the traditionalist line, most agree that the Church should be " welcoming and inclusive" and should not turn people away because of their sexual orientation.
Read moreU.S. Episcopal bishops, fighting fallout from their consecration of the church's first openly gay bishop, decided last month to also withdraw from official participation in the council.
But like the Canadian church, they will send representatives when the body meets in Nottingham, England.
Read moreOf these, 281,751 - or 82 per cent - are found in the northern dioceses of Connor, Down and Dromore, Derry and Raphoe, Clogher and the archdiocese of Armagh. Yet they have only 52 per cent of synod members.
The imbalance is even more striking when one realises that dioceses pay levies into central funds according to their size. Under the current system, this means that synod representation is not linked to taxation.
Read moreIt will launch a DVD next week that features a paedophile who groomed children for abuse in a church and it will issue leaflets with titles such as "Help... a sex offender has joined my church."
The DVD, Supporting Offenders Safely - the Supervision and Pastoral Care of Sex Offenders, which has been part-funded by the Department for Education and Skills, tells clergy that they have to be realistic about the risks posed by convicted abusers and take tough action if necessary.
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