Bishop Victoria Matthews, a Canadian bishop, commonly thought of as a moderate to conservative voice has been elected the bishop of Christ Church in New Zealand.
Do you work for a fractured organisation that is busy avoiding the difficult issues? Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, does which is why I have
The vote to join the Network was not sanctioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams; the Primate of Canada, Frederick Hiltz; or the Bishop of Niagara, Ralph Spence. This effectively means that the break-away parishes have defied the Canon Law of the Church, and are no longer considered officially Anglican.
If one part of God’s glorious creation – such as the ecosystem of this tropical coral reef – is so complex and fragile, doesn’t it follow that other parts of creation – the family, the congregation, the diocese, the Church, the Communion – each would be just as complex. Think of how nuanced and complicated the life of any congregation or diocese is. Yet, if we’re on the outside, how easy it is to feel we have captured the nut of a place in the palm of our hands.
The Rt. Rev. Mauricio de Andrade, primate of Brazil reflects on the Communion, Lambeth and those threatening a boycott. Which path will we walk? Who
The pre Lambeth conference sponsored by Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON) has been re-arranged in response to the Archbishop of the Middle East and the
The Church of Uganda is not seceding from the Anglican Communion,” said Revd Canon Aaron Mwesigye, church spokesperson. “Some press stories have misrepresented our position.
I know all the very, very, very, very important reasons why I should care about the proposed Anglican Covenant, the upcoming Lambeth meeting, the “anti-Lambeth” gathering in the Middle East, and all the machinations, argumentations, proselytizations, and disputations surrounding all of it. Still, you know what? I’m tired of it. I’m tired of it, and I’m bored of it, and I am ready to move on. I just don’t care.
Stephen Bates, former religion correspondent for the Guardian, wrote “A Fractured Faith: Do divisions over homosexuality make schism inevitable?” which appeared in the LGCM Anglican
Simon Sarmiento, keeper of Thinking Anglicans, has written as essay asking the question “Has the covenant already sunk?” The article appears in the LGCM Anglican