Posted in Anglican Crisis on Jul 8th, 2009
Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts-Schori made a rather extraordinary opening statement at the TEC General Convention: The crisis of this moment has several parts, and like Episcopalians, particularly ones in Mississippi, they’re all related. The overarching connection in all of these crises has to do with the great Western heresy – that we can be saved [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Jul 7th, 2009
From Here. The theological background for the rite can be found Here and the rite itself Here. The Niagara Rite is intended for the voluntary use of priests who wish to offer a sacrament of blessing regardless of the gender of the civilly married persons who wish to receive the blessing of the church and [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Jul 6th, 2009
Read it all here Ominous and foreboding words are being said about the FCA by those who wish it ill – they say it is schismatic, it will divide the church, it is a power play. These changes are at best misunderstandings or at worst political posturing. Let me say this as clearly as possible. [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Jul 6th, 2009
From Ruth Gledhill’s blog Greg Venables, primate of the Southern Cone, has just spelled out the issues at stake in the launch at Central Hall of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans. See our report today . ‘In North America and here, true orthodoxy is being outlawed’ warned Bishop Greg who has taken many congregations and [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Jul 5th, 2009
From here A hardline Anglican group launched today could cause a “disastrous” split in the Church of England, an evangelical bishop has warned. The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans is opposed to the ordination of gay clergy, blessings for gay marriage or civil partnership, and the consecration of women bishops. The new fellowship will today publish [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Jul 4th, 2009
Read it all here: The Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, has defended traditional biblical teachings on homosexuality and said the Church should not be “rolled over by culture”. Dr Nazir-Ali spoke as tens of thousands of people, including Sarah Brown, the Prime Minister’s wife, joined the annual Pride London march to celebrate homosexual culture. [...]
Posted in Anglican Communion on Jul 4th, 2009
The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans is a global movement within the Anglican Communion that started with the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCon). The formal launch of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans in Britain takes place in London on Monday, July 6, and includes a long list of Church of England bishops as well as international [...]
Posted in Anglican Church in North America on Jul 1st, 2009
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