Anglican Communion – Page 117

What Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales, thinks

April 2, 2008 No Comments

I cannot support any of the proposed amendments to the bill, which call for the appointment of a male bishop with jurisdiction for those who oppose the authority of a woman bishop. To do so would be to sanction schism, to threaten the unity of the church. If the Church in Wales refuses today to ordain women to the episcopate, it will be in danger of giving the impression that: the maleness of Jesus is more important than his humanity

The empty space in the photograph

April 2, 2008 8 Comments

As Anglicans, we should be ashamed that Gene Robinson has been disappeared from Lambeth, but we should keep that image always before us as a reminder: if it can happen to one, it can happen to all and to any. Gene was erased for pure politics, nothing more. His disappearance was designed to keep power in the hands of the status quo.

Making decisions as a Church

April 1, 2008 1 Comment

We have responsibilities as members of the Body to fulfill the vocations given to us. I am an elected deputy to General Convention and therefore have a responsibility to consider what common choices and commitments are appropriate and/or necessary for this part of the Church to do the work God has given us to do as the Church (as distinct from what I am called as an individual to do).

Makgoba enthroned in Cape Town

March 31, 2008 No Comments

The Most Rev. Thabo Makgoba was enthroned as primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) on March 30 in a four-hour service at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town.

Female bishops in Church of Wales?

March 27, 2008 No Comments

The governing body of the Church in Wales meets next Wednesday to discuss a bill to enable women to be ordained as bishops. Backed by the six diocesan bishops of the Church in Wales, the bill states that henceforth men and women may be ordained as Bishops, but that pastoral care and support will be provided for those who in conscience object to the ordination of female Bishops.

The Keiskamma Altarpiece

March 27, 2008 No Comments

The Chicago Tribune’s photo essay on the Keiskamma Altarpiece is worth a visit. Grace Cathedral offers a panel by panel view of this monumental artwork.

Is Bishop Wright a ranter?

March 27, 2008 2 Comments

Café contributor Adrian Worsfold wonders whether Bishop N. T. Wright actually deserves his reputation as a scholar. It isn’t necessary to embrace his entire critique to believe that the bishop is so frequently lauded for his Biblical scholarship, that it obscures the hackneyed anti-modernism that mars much of his political and social commentary.

Reality of intolerance continued

March 26, 2008 No Comments

“I thought they were going to kill me there and then. While beating me they were shouting: ‘You notorious homosexual, you think can run away from us for your notorious group to cause more abomination in our land?’ Those who attacked me were well informed about us so I suspect an insider or one of the leaders of our Anglican church have hands in this attack”

The meetings will continue…

March 26, 2008 No Comments

…until there is an improvement in morale. We’ve not kept up with the various meeting announcements from the Global South steering committee, The Network and

“To Win the New Asia for Christ”

March 26, 2008 3 Comments

After witnessing the vitality and diversity of religious expressions in Asia, the Global South Anglican advocacy group’s claims to be representative voices of this vast segment of the developing world appear increasingly thin. Nor does the oft-invoked North/South divide hold up under scrutiny. Instead, a careful look at different countries reveals multiple social, ethnic, and religious groups defying easy generalization.

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