Posted in Anglican Crisis on Jul 28th, 2010
I noticed this story below, and as near as I can make out, the writer is confused. Not that I can really blame her, because it is confusing! Basically, and feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but she is conflating the ACoC / ANiC split with some trouble that is happening within [...]
Posted in Just for Fun on Jul 27th, 2010
It’s summer, a good time for things like this. From Sanctus:
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Jul 27th, 2010
I know we talked about this “open” communion issue below, but since then it’s hit a lot more of the MSM. The Beeb takes note: Canadian priest sorry for giving dog Holy Communion A priest in Canada has apologised after giving Holy Communion to a dog. Reverend Marguerite Rea of St Peter’s Anglican Church, in [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Crisis on Jul 23rd, 2010
Another Canadian Anglican decides to swim the Tiber (from Holy Post): When I’m finished writing the following, it will no doubt end up in my “damned if I do, damned if I don’t file;” a file that is steadily growing in width since I began to take issue with what I regard as the implosion [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Jul 22nd, 2010
Truth is stranger than fiction. If this hadn’t been reported in Anglican Mainstream I wouldn’t have believed it. I suppose this is “open” communion taken to extremes. From Toronto Star St. Peter’s Anglican Church has long been known as an open and inclusive place. So open, it seems, they won’t turn anyone away. Not even [...]
Posted in Anglican Communion, Anglican Crisis on Jul 21st, 2010
Back to the boring Anglican matters, I thought it might be worth posting excerpts from the recent ACI article “Five things that should be done now”. Read the whole thing here. We have written often about the Anglican Consultative Council and its Standing Committee over the last year. After the chaotic session in Jamaica in [...]
Posted in Just for Fun on Jul 21st, 2010
…from Confessions of a Carioca: I confess, there are a couple of these that I don’t get, but what I do get is very funny. Theology Exam Questions You may answer all or some of the following questions. Please turn in your answers before picking up your diploma. 1. Is there such a thing as [...]
Posted in Just for Fun on Jul 20th, 2010
Leaving aside the obvious “diversity”, “inclusion”, “listening” and “conversation”: “birth” as a verb. We are constantly “birthing” things in church: I wish we wouldn’t. “disrespect” as a verb. It may be in the OED, but it shouldn’t be. “empower” – usually we “empower” women. Let’s not, they already have enough power. As James Thurber noted: [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 19th, 2010
I have noticed that in the two months that Canadians call summer, everybody goes off somewhere else, including Anglicans, which makes Canadian Anglican news somewhat thin on the ground. So, in lieu of relevant news, I thought the following that I picked up this morning might be of some interest – pro and con for [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada on Jul 10th, 2010
Bishop Barry Clarke is pressing ahead with a liturgy to bless same-sex unions in spite of the fact that General Synod in Halifax made no decision on the local option for or against. This rather confirms my suspicion that Synod’s indecision will be seen as a green light by dioceses that wish to proceed with [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Jul 10th, 2010
From Anglican Mainstream: ANGLO- CATHOLIC AND EVANGELICAL GENERAL SYNOD MEMBERS SEEK ‘URGENT’ MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOPS FOLLOWING THIS AFTERNOON’S DEBATE ON WOMEN BISHOPS ANGLO-CATHOLIC and Evangelical members of the Church of England’s General Synod, meeting in York this weekend, have asked for an “urgent” meeting following Synod’s defeat of the Archbishops’ amendment on the Measure which [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 10th, 2010
This article from Lifesite news may be of interest as a follow-on from the Zacchaeus interview. Britain today and Canada tomorrow? BRIGHTON, United Kingdom, July 9, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The British Medical Association (BMA) has passed a motion asserting that therapy meant to treat unwanted same-sex attraction is harmful, calling on the Royal College of [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Jul 5th, 2010
Update: according to the Telegraph, Dr. John’s nomination has been blocked. There is audio of an interview with Canon Chris Sugden here And from the BBC: A leading conservative Anglican has warned the Church of England could split if an openly gay man is appointed Bishop of Southwark. Dr Jeffrey John, the Dean of St [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 1st, 2010
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