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Archbishop Makgoba condemns violence at South African mine

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Rev. Dr. Dr Thabo Makgoba, has condemned the violence and deaths at Lonmin’s Mine, and called for ‘strong, but measured and proportionate’ interventions from Government, police and unions, to end the ‘senseless loss of life’.

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The powers of a bishop

My principal concern was to not leave unchallenged the assertion that the Episcopal Church is a unitary hierarchical organism at all levels, and that the dioceses are entirely creatures of General Convention. I viewed signing the amicus brief as consistent with my vow to uphold the doctrine and discipline of the Episcopal Church.

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102 Episcopal bishops ask Obama to intervene in Gaza hospital crisis

It is not hyperbole to say either that the humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip are as severe as any on earth, or that Al Ahli Hospital is a rare and absolutely vital source of genuine good news in that context. The decision of UNRWA to terminate its support for the hospital is utterly indefensible and must be reversed.

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