Anglican News Archives

Bishops from 13 Episcopal and other Anglican groups in North America have announced that they have formed a partnership as the first step to creating a rival to the Episcopal Church, the American branch of the ... via Chicago Tribune

“Lesbian and gay bishops, priests, deacons and lay people will continue to love and serve God in [the] Church while these bishops fall deeper into malice, we will pray for them.”

The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement in the UK has expressed "disappointment" at the compromise on the Anglican gay row agreed by the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church in the United States - saying it ... via Ekklesia Daily News

“They're being very quiet out there, but we know other parishes are lined up behind us”

Colorado Episcopal Bishop Rob O'Neill joined his colleagues Tuesday, pledging not to push same-sex unions and openly gay bishops until a wider consensus emerges in the worldwide Anglican Communion.The U.S. ... via Rocky Mountains News

“I trust that in their understandable enthusiasm they will give consideration to the needs of those who find themselves still in opposition”

There's nothing in the Anglican church's constitution precluding female bishops in Australia and one could be named within the year, it was reported Saturday. via Political Gateway

“This would mean a suspension of eucharistic sharing and of recognizing one another's ministries”

By Nancy Frazier O'Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON - In a decision with implications for Catholic-Anglican relations, the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church vowed not to authorize any public ... via Iobserve

“I hope my decision will encourage others who believe they can no long remain in the Episcopal Church to respect its laws and withdraw as courteously as possible for the sake of the Christian witness.”

From "Matthew Davies" Date Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:44:36 -0400 Episcopal Life Online is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife . Today's ELO Newslink includes: * TOP STORY - Bishops provide 'clarity' in ... via Worldwide Faith News

“During your visit we will have an opportunity to jointly pray for and reflect on cooperation, love and unity of the Christian Churches and further strengthen the existing friendly links between the Armenian and Anglican Churches”

ANGLICAN CHURCH HEAD VISITS ARMENIA By Emil Danielyan and Ruzanna Stepanian Radio Liberty, Czech Rep. via Groong Armenian News Network

“We're in a time of reformation”

A leading Episcopal conservative announced plans for a partnership Friday that aims to create an alternative to the liberal-leaning Episcopal Church.

Bishop Robert Duncan of Pittsburgh, whose diocese is considering breaking away from the national denomination, said the group will be called the Common Cause Partnership.

The founders are a mix of groups with varying ties to the Episcopal Church and the world Anglican Communion. Among the members will be Episcopal dioceses and parishes that have broken away or plan to split from the national church, congregations that have never been part of the Episcopal Church and fellowships that are considered schismatic by the Anglican Communion. Read more

“Sooner or later, we're going to have to acknowledge that the current approach isn't working.”

New Orleans, Sep 27, 2007 .- The Episcopal bishops of the United States, attempting to avoid a schism, promised to "exercise restraint" by not approving more gay bishops and not authorizing a formal ritual for ... via Global Catholic Network EWTN

Statement by the Secretary General on behalf of the Joint Standing Committee of the Primates and the Anglican Consultative Council. via Worldwide Faith News

“This means that whenever there are vacancies in dioceses that have adopted the 1992 canon (law) and whose own diocesan law permits it, a woman can become a diocesan bishop.”

THE Anglican church's highest legal authority has cleared the way for women bishops. via News.com.au

“It was our expressed desire to provide one final opportunity for an unequivocal assurance from The Episcopal Church of their commitment to the mind and teaching of the Communion”

Nigerian Archbishop Peter Akinola has rejected the U.S. Episcopal Church's latest efforts to calm tensions over the consecration of gay bishops _ an issue threatening to split the global Anglican-Episcopalian ... via News Max

“The prayer is aimed at expressing appreciation for the full recovery of Dr Tshabalala-Msimang after she underwent a successful liver transplantation at Donald Gordon Medical Centre six months ago”

Women from various religious denominations are to pray for Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang in Pretoria on Thursday, her department said. via Independent Online

CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS AND ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY SIGN JOINT COMMUNIQUE ArmRadio - Public Radio, Armenia Sept 26 2007 His Grace Dr. via Groong Armenian News Network

PRESS RELEASE Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services Address:  Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia Contact:  Rev. via Groong Armenian News Network

“Our shortcoming is 'right Order' and 'right Mission.'”

From "Matthew Davies" Date Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:07:03 -0400 Episcopal Life Online is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife . Today's ELO Newslink includes: * TOP STORY - Southern Africa elects ... via Worldwide Faith News

“I believe that the House of Bishops has responded positively to all the requests put to them by the primates in our Dar es Salaam communique”

THE head of the Anglican Church in Australia has welcomed a move by his US Episcopal brothers to renounce the blessing of same-sex marriages and prevent any more non-celibate gays from becoming bishops. via News.com.au

“I do it all for the sake of the Gospel so that I might share in its blessings.”

House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church New Orleans, Louisiana September 25, 2007 A Response to Questions and Concerns Raised by our Anglican Communion Partners: In accordance with Our Lord's high priestly ... via Worldwide Faith News

Episcopal leaders, pressured to roll back their support for gays to keep the world Anglican family from crumbling, affirmed Tuesday that they will "exercise restraint" in approving another gay bishop and will ... via Washington Post

“The archbishop does not work alone - we'll look at where the church is going. Theological education, rural development and infant mortality were some of the issues that informed me in my rural diocese.”

Thabo Makgoba, 47, is to replace Njongonkulu Ndungane as head of Southern Africa's Anglican Church. via The Mercury

“Across the Bay Area, many Episcopal Churches will continue to welcome, baptize, confirm and bless LGBT individuals, couple and families”

Actions by American bishops are unlikely to change how the Episcopal Church ministers to lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender people around the Bay Area, the president of the Episcopal Diocese of California's ... via Gay news blog

“It amazes me, after all of these years, what a radical journey of faith this must necessarily be. To some it seems foolish; to others disloyal; to others an abandonment.”

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande is asking the House of Bishops to allow him to resign, and an Episcopalian publication said he will become a Roman Catholic. via CBS 11

“At no time during the conversations did the defendant appear to have a tone or sense of urgency, panic or overt emotion.”

An intern for the Human Rights Campaign found himself on the wrong side of anti-gay fists Saturday. via Queerty

“The biggest church was a cathedral, but was turned into a mosque. They took all the churches with the revolution”

A new wave of religious freedom is sweeping across Libya, say Christians in the north African country. via Ekklesia Daily News

“I do not assume that homosexual inclination is a disease...violence against gay and lesbian people is inexcusable. Gay and lesbian people have a place in the Church as do all the baptised.”

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, came out in support of gays and lesbians days before a crucial vote by American bishops at a gathering in New Orleans. via Towleroad

“While we acknowledge there have been improvements made in how we are seen on the broadcast networks, most notably on ABC, our declining representation clearly indicates a failure to inclusively reflect the audience watching television”

The number of gay characters depicted on TV is falling on network series but rising on cable, a study by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation found. via Gay.com

“I do not assume that homosexual inclination is a disease. Gay and lesbian people have a place in the Church as do all the baptised.”

Anti-gay activist Paul Cameron can't be bothered with fact checking and reputable science. via Queerty

“The magnitude of the response did take us aback. ...There's all kinds of allegations of cruel and unusual punishment at the school.”

The judicial procedure - ' almost never used in the Anglican Church of Canada - ' would be triggered by Rev. via Ctrl mailing list

Nigerian Archbishop Peter Akinola says unity in the Anglican Church can come only when people are obedient to the word of the Gospel. via WFIE-TV Evansville

“The speeches we heard suggested that the tide was running heavily in the direction of saying to the Archbishop, thank you for your concern but we have made up our minds and we are going forward.”

Note: These UK newspapers should not be read as accurate or unbiased sources of information in this matter. via Gay news blog

“I think he's very positive, and so am I”

NEW ORLEANS - Archbishop Rowan Williams came to a hurricane-damaged city hoping to spark frank dialogue about gay ordination issues that have divided the U.S.-based Episcopal Church from many of its Anglican brethren abroad.

He seems to have gotten just that, saying Friday that the 77 million-member Anglican Communion is 'under the greatest possible strain at the moment.'

Episcopal bishops are meeting through Tuesday to draft a response to the communion's call to stop consecrating gay and lesbian bishops - a conflict that has divided the worldwide body since the U.S. election of an openly gay bishop in 2003. Read more

“Anything you wanted me to do, from cleaning the toilet to climbing the top of the church I am available.”

With an active political life behind him, these days, Terrence 'Terry' Gillette is paying more attention to doing God's will and serving in the church. via Jamaica Gleaner

The United States Army's got a gay mystery on its hand. Why did three Army members kill themselves over the course of three months last year? And, even more mysterious, was one of them being blackmailed for her ... via Queerty

“We're having another federal election this forces us to look at ourselves as a nation”

The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney says Australians should look to their faith when deciding how to vote in the next election. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Comments The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is taking part in a meeting with U.S. bishops today aimed at preventing a damaging split over the issue of homosexuality The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr ... via Daily Mail

“There are many people on the ground, many of our Indigenous friends, who feel that there has been no consultation, they have not been listened to and we still continue down the same old path.”

Dr Jensen has welcomed moves to address child abuse and neglect in Indigenous communities, but he has grave concerns about the Government's approach. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

An Anglican Web site in England reported the Archbishop of Canterbury has planned a secret communion service for gay clergy and their partners in London. via RedOrbit

“The letter raises issues of possible dubious motivation ... and create a reasonable doubt about the witness's credibility”

An archive photo of former Adelaide TV host Ric Marshall who is accused of child sex offences. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Anglican Centre in Rome - Post Open for Applications Applications are invited for the post of Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome The ... via Worldwide Faith News

“The original intention of a covenant to affirm the bonds of affection, was good”

Dr Barry Morgan made his speech to around 175 members The Archbishop of Wales Dr Barry Morgan has attacked a draft proposal aimed at reuniting the Anglican church, arguing that it could lead to exclusion. via BBC

“If you changed the names, the description of what is happening in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank would be a description of what is happening in South Africa.”

The organizations and/or individuals who submit materials for distribution by Religion Press Release Services are solely responsible for the facts in and accuracy of their materials. via Religion News Service

“Present realities and future possibilities for lesbians and gay men in the Church.”

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to celebrate a "secret" communion service for gay clergy and their partners in London. via Gay news blog

U.S. Episcopal bishops, fed up with Anglican criticism of their support for gay priests, have convinced the Anglican spiritual leader to hear their side of the story in person. via KOHM-FM Lubbock

“We're very lucky to be living in Australia, that we have ... the possibility of secret voting, that they are as Christians entirely free to cast their ballot in the way that they think God wants them to, and I have no influence over that whatsoever”

Dr Jensen says the Anglican church can be more welcoming and less forbidding Map: Sydney 2000 More drum kits and fewer stained glassed windows - that is the future of the Anglican church through the eyes of ... via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

“Christianity is in its nature revolutionary”

Today is Thursday, September 13, 2007. The Church calendar remembers Cyprian, bishop and martyr of Carthage . via Worldwide Faith News

“If anybody can do it, then somebody of the intellectual stature of Rowan Williams could”

It wasn't just a friendly invitation. U.S. Episcopal bishops, fed up with Anglican criticism of their support for gay priests, implored the Anglican spiritual leader to hear their side of the story - in person. via Centre Daily Times

“UK church faces life underground”

The Episcopal Church is on the verge of a mass exodus if it doesn't repent of its approval of homosexual relationships, warn the leaders of three diocese that signaled their intent this week to leave the 2 ... via World Net Daily

Growing Together in Unity and Mission: Building on 40 years of Anglican - Roman Catholic Dialogue On Friday 14 September, the Anglican Communion Office and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity's ... via Worldwide Faith News

“As Anglicans we believe that life in the body of Christ is much more complex.”

T he Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of the Anglican Communion, was given until the end of the month to state unequivocally that it will not ordain any more gay bishops or authorize rites to bless same-sex ... via Campus Life

Morning Aural: The Romantics We wonder what Howard K. Stern says in his sleep. Probably something salacious. via Queerty

“I will continue to pray for you and your government by name daily, as I have done and as I did even for the apartheid government.”

Desmond Tutu giggles often and cries easily. But that should not fool anyone. At 75, the retired Anglican archbishop who valiantly fought the evils of apartheid retains a feisty willingness to tweak those in power.

Only now, South Africa is ruled by the black-led African National Congress, the same movement Tutu worked alongside during the long, bitter struggle to end oppressive white minority rule.

'I'm so desperately anxious for our country to succeed, and it has the capacity, the potential,' the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner said in an interview, explaining his blunt talk. 'We're really mucking it up unnecessarily.' Read more

From Caesar Zvayi in MANGOCHI, Malawi THE Anglican Province of Central Africa broke up yesterday following the withdrawal of Harare Diocese and expressions of intent to pull out by other dioceses that accused ... via The Herald

“Are you all right with gays liking you so much?”

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president R. Albert Mohler, Jr. on gay Anglican Bishop Gene Robinson : Here we have a classic expression of an individual asserting his own autonomy over biblical ... via Queerty

“I had no idea this was a controversial issue”

A suburban Chicago church sought leadership from Rwanda amid theological disputes with the Episcopal Church. via Thinking Anglicans

The Anglican Bishop of Christchurch is standing down. David Coles has announced his resignation after 17 years in the job. via Newstalk ZB

“It's always in the conversations these days”

These are volatile, contentious times in the Episcopal Church, enough to make the process of electing a bishop potentially fraught with political overtones. via Birmingham News Online

“From a personal point of view, obviously I apologize for the fact that any student at the school - ' regardless of when they were there - ' suffered any kind of abuse”

So many people seem to have known The CBC is now part of the growing media coverage on the closing of an elite private school in Brockville, Grenville Christian College, and the now public stories of abused ... via Bene Diction Blogs On

There are two drafts of a proposed Anglican Covenant. One comes from the Windsor Report, and the other was released by a Covenant Design Group appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. via Living Church

“I am, therefore, deeply distressed by this incident, more so because it involves members of my own family. I pray that it can be justly resolved as soon as possible”

Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane said on Wednesday he had been informed that his stepdaughter and stepson had allegedly assaulted a domestic worker at his offices in Cape Town. via Independent Online

The following announcement has been issued from the Anglican Communion Office: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has expressed deep shock at remarks said to have been made by the Bishop of Uyo, ... via Thinking Anglicans