Posted in Anglican Crisis on Dec 21st, 2011
From here: At its recent November (3 to 11) meeting in Asunción, Paraguay, the Executive Committee of the Province of the Southern Cone of America, together with its Bishops, voted to approve the Anglican Covenant. The Province views the covenant as a way forward given the difficult circumstance of watching certain Provinces of the Anglican [...]
Posted in Anglican Communion, Anglican Crisis on Dec 10th, 2011
You can read the whole piece at the Weekly Standard. A few pertinent quotes: The Archbishop of Canterbury is going to resign next year. At least that’s the story making the rounds of newspapers in London, and the interesting part is not that the 61-year-old Rowan Williams should be willing to give up another decade [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Nov 1st, 2011
Read it all here: Like a fast spreading virus, the recognition of same-sex unions is spanning the Anglican Communion. Events over the past three months suggest that the lack of consequences for violating the Communion’s moratorium on same-sex blessings have emboldened dioceses and provinces to expand or begin the practice. In North America, some dioceses [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Sep 8th, 2011
This is more directly relevant to the US than Canada, but it is so refreshingly direct, I thought it worth posting. And, of course, if one were to substitute “Archbishop Fred Hiltz” for “Katharine Jefferts Schori” (I notice Fr Doveton misspelt her name), it would be equally valid. From here: Letter from the South The [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Crisis, Anglican Network in Canada on Sep 4th, 2011
Well, I can’t say I’m surprised. It is a pretty clear indication of his position, though, isn’t it? Anglican Samizdat has a video, first few seconds are not particularly safe for work. In other Ottawa news, Bishop John Chapman’s address at the New St. Alban’s first Sunday morning service can be found here, on page [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Crisis, Anglican Network in Canada on Aug 18th, 2011
From the Windsor Star A leader of a breakaway Anglican group expressed disappointment Wednesday with a Superior Court ruling which rejected the group’s bid to take over St. Aidan’s Church. But the former parishioners are already looking for a new site to continue services, said Cathy Knight. Ontario Superior Court Justice T.D. Little ruled the [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Crisis on Aug 17th, 2011
I recognize that most here will not see this as a joyous evening at all, but this, for what it’s worth, is New Westminster‘s take on this: Installation of the Reverend Allen Doerksen, Wednesday, September 7th, 7:30pm You are invited to join in the celebration! On September, 7th, 2011 at 7:30pm at St. Matthew, Abbotsford, [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Jul 28th, 2011
Characteristic Packer luminosity from here: On Homosexuality As we sat on the couch together, he explained that Anglicanism is patterned after the ancient Roman governmental system so that a bishop has jurisdiction over a geographic area. However, this long-established ecclesiological pattern has been breached because Anglicanism is suffering from “heretical bishops.” By “heretical bishops,” Packer [...]
Posted in Anglican Church in North America, Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Crisis, Anglican Network in Canada on Jun 17th, 2011
I haven’t had time to read the stories I’m linking to, but I thought it was important to get them up. Vancouver Sun story National Post story Anglican Journal Story
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Crisis on May 30th, 2011
The article fails to mention that, although the ANiC churches lost the court costs appeal, they retained something that is more important than money: their integrity. From here: St. Matthew’s Church in Abbotsford is among four Anglican churches that have lost an appeal on a ruling that they pay court costs to the Diocese of [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Crisis on May 28th, 2011
From the Halifax Chronicle Herald The governing body of the Anglican Church for Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island has approved a motion that allows for blessings of same-sex relationships in cases where the couple is legally married. A motion that approves blessings of same-sex relationships of legally married couples was approved at the 143rd [...]
Posted in Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Crisis on May 7th, 2011
From the Windsor Star WINDSOR, Ont. — A battle over scripture has become a war over bricks and mortar at St. Aidan’s Anglican Church. The Diocese of Huron is taking its former parishioners at the Windsor church to court to evict them from the property at the corner of Wyandotte Street East and Westminster Boulevard. [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Mar 14th, 2011
A very astute analysis of Archbishop Rowan Williams’ theology. Holy Hegel, Batman.
Posted in Anglican Crisis, Anglican Network in Canada on Mar 1st, 2011
Bishop Chapman keeps insisting that St. George’s building was sold to ANiC, which a) is incorrect, and b) in my opinion, even if it were correct, the statement breaks the confidentiality agreement which he signed. The details were to be kept confidential, insofar as possible. (The agreement acknowledges that the parishoners of both parishes had [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Feb 25th, 2011
From here: In a June 7, 2010 press conference during the Canadian General Synod in Halifax, ACC secretary general Canon Kenneth Kearon explained the decision to remove Americans from the dialogue commissions. That church’s consecration of Bishop Mary Glasspool in Los Angeles “meant that gracious restraint was not being exercised.” By consecrating a ‘gay’ bishop, [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Feb 21st, 2011
There is an article in the Anglican Journal on the Ottawa settlement here. It is very balanced, interestingly enough.
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Feb 19th, 2011
This is from an article by Lauren Winner, in Slate magazine (the whole article is here). I think she has made an excellent point in the last line of the piece, (leaving out the bit about doubt – there are healthy ways that robust churches deal with doubt, that doesn’t involve ignoring it) and has [...]
Posted in Anglican Church in North America, Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Crisis, Prayer on Feb 12th, 2011
UPDATE: The Diocese of Ottawa’s spin on the issue is here. They would like people to think that they sold St. George’s property back to them, and that we at St. Alban’s have left with nothing. This is untrue. The reality of the matter is, that between the ANiC parishes and the Diocese of Ottawa, [...]
Posted in Anglican Communion, Anglican Crisis on Feb 12th, 2011
From here. …. Within the Anglican Communion, the Lambeth Conference of Bishops has been accorded moral authority throughout the Communion. Lambeth has no power to legislate but it does have power to state its mind on behalf of the communion and to make requests that place the burden of proof on those provinces or dioceses [...]
Posted in Anglican Crisis on Feb 11th, 2011
Read it all here: VANCOUVER, February 11 – The Diocese of New Westminster today asked the Supreme Court of Canada to bring an end to a lawsuit brought by the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) that has dragged on since September of 2008. In a Brief filed with the Court today, it is asking that [...]
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