When James Warren heard that his column describing All Saints Episcopal Church on Chicago’s North Side and their ministry to the homeless might have motivated someone to vandalize the church, he felt terrible. On visiting the parish, he was surprised at what he found.
The draconian anti-homosexuality bill currently being proposed in Uganda might be an opportunity for churches to experience some unity around issues of sexuality unless continued silence will be seen as abandonment of gays and lesbians by the Church. It is our choice.
The Irish Times reports that the Commission of Investigation into Dublin’s Catholic Archdiocese has concluded that there is “no doubt” that clerical child sexual abuse was covered up by the archdiocese and other Church authorities.
Pierre Whalon, Bishop of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe respond to the recent Apostolic Constitution issued by Pope Benedict XVI aimed at disaffected Anglicans and praised the Archbishop of Canterbury’s response to it.
Some conservative Christians will try to frame ENDA as an assault on religious liberty, as they attempted to do with regard to the hate crimes bill. This false witness makes a mockery of our Lord’s invitation to simple truth telling and keeps the Church in bondage to the violence of the fallen powers.
Jesus shall reign wherever the sun
Does its successive journeys run;
His kingdom spread from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.