The Church of England has been experiencing a rash of property crimes against some of its most expensive assets – its oldest buildings. Thieves have been nicking off with the lead from the roofs of parish churches, abbeys and cathedrals across the country.
The monthly assignment of the Guardian Camera club is to “document the Church of England as the decline of congregations has been in the news
Colin Coward of The Changing Attitude is angry and he says a tipping point has been reached. The language of the Archbishop of Canterbury in
The bishop uses language in a way which abuses LGBT Anglicans. He categorises some of us as ‘non-celibate homosexuals’. This is equivalent to calling married people ‘non-celibate heterosexuals’. It is a deeply offensive way of describing people.
As part of a growing response in the Church of England to the recent essay by the Archbishop of Canterbury about the actions of General Convention, an English group committed to full inclusion is planning to try to determine the number of GLBT clergy in that country.
If the Church of England can reinterpret its principles on sex before marriage so easily, is not a serious rethink on its attitude towards gay and lesbian people called for?
Based on one blog entry by one American priest, Jonathan Wynne-Jones says that Americans are “planning” to “plant” Episcopal Churches in England.
What would Jesus do in this situation? I believe Jesus would continue to do what he has always done – to sit down at the table and share the meal – it’s as simple as that. … ‘Come dine with me’ is Christ’s message to Anglicans in Nigeria and in America and to us in Southwark. I’m prepared to sit down with any of my brothers and sisters – but maybe they won’t be prepared to eat with me, and maybe they won’t be prepared to eat with you.
Pro-gays in the Church of England are planning a survey of all LGBT clergy, in and out of the closet, in London, Southwark and throughout the Church. In the capital, they reckon, it is as many as 20 per cent. They are also intending to survey precisely how many gay blessings have been and are being done. Again, estimates put the number in the hundreds.
Andrew Brown says that if the Church of England Synod passes the Anglican Covenant it will mean that the CofE will split. MadPriest thinks that progressives in the CofE are not organizing to oppose the Covenant out of politeness to Archbishop of Canterbury.