Paul Bagshaw has written an essay on the state of the Anglican Communion after the most recent Primates Meeting, and his thoughts are similar to
Scottish Primate: It should not be a place where decisions are made for the Communion or for Provinces. It was clear that most of us come – as I do – from Provinces where decision-making is collegial and consultative within our autonomous provincial structure.
Members of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission will hold the first meeting of the third round of dialogue in May. One of the Anglican members was ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church and helped write “To Set Our Hope on Christ.”
Bishop Mouneer Anis has called on the people of Egypt to ‘give time’ for the country’s leaders to restore calm and establish ‘security, justice and democracy’. He wrote, ‘Today the government started dialogue with the opposition and we hope and pray that things will calm down.
We, again, urge the Ugandan police to conduct a complete and thorough investigation. Appearances are that they were hasty in ruling out Kato’s sexuality or his activism as a motive, and that they have focused their attention on one suspect to the exclusion of others.
Chandler urges people of faith to pray for the Diocese of Egypt and for the nation “that somehow things will be resolved peacefully and provide a foundation on which to build for a good future. And we appreciate prayers for our church here as we at least try to fill this gap at the moment. It’s an honor and privilege for us to minister in this place at this time.”
In a two minute clip, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says the Primates Meeting in Dublin was “wonderful” and “filled with grace.” She said the Primates have arrived at a clear sense of how they will work together, and that she hopes the primates who boycotted this meeting will “come back to the table.”
The Anglican Church of Uganda sent a lay reader to lead the Friday funeral of slain gay rights activist David Kato. He proceeded to launch
When asked what Anglicans stand for, he suggests the proper answer is, “Yes, here are our articles, but here is our Prayer Book as well—come and pray with us, come and worship with us, and that is how you will understand what we stand for.” That is, what Anglicans stand for is found in an experience of common worship, not a historically limited document.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, who is currently in Dublin for the Primates’ meeting, has made the following statement regarding the murder of the gay human rights activist David Kato Kisulle in Uganda: