The Archive
Author: Jim Naughton
Making sense of Central Africa
Anglican Information is a group close to the Rev. Nicholas Henderson, who was elected bishop of the Diocese of Lake Malawi but prevented from taking
Live: Simon Sarmiento explains it all
There is no anti-gay political party in the UK, Simon said. There are no votes in gay bashing, no advantage in campaigning to repeal civil unions. The English Church, unlike its American counterpart, is not at the forefront of a movement to extend human and civil rights to persecuted people; the state has already done that, and so the sense of moral urgency is not nearly as great.
An inevitable divide
A great many Anglicans are similar to that sad traveler: they journey in a country that they do not appreciate with companions they do not understand. Why don’t those unhappy people change their journey’s route?
An American bishop
In the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, many believed that the Church of England was doomed to become extinct in the New World. . . . William White, rector of Christ Church, Philadelphia, was one of the few who believed that the pattern of Christian life established in the Book of Common Prayer could have a place in the new nation.
“Weakening the body of Christ”
“Given the present state of the Anglican Communion it is the special collegial responsibility of the bishop to be at prayer for and with fellow colleagues.” – The Lambeth Reader, commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Pope’s interest in Lambeth
The Pope worries that the Church of England, which for centuries has prided itself on being both catholic and reformed, could mutate into hardline Protestantism. – Paul Vallely
Serious sanctions threatened
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) yesterday threatened to impose “serious sanctions” on any Nigerian bishop who attends the forthcoming Lambeth Conference in London. Registrar of the church, Mr. Abraham Yisa, issued the warning following reports that a Nigerian bishop had broken ranks and would attend the conference opening in London tomorrow.
Williams addresses Muslims
Dr. Williams acknowledges that Christian belief in the Trinity is “difficult, sometimes offensive, to Muslims” but has said “I believe that for the sake of open and careful dialogue it is important to try and clarify what we do and what we do not mean by it”. – Press release