Tag: Church of England

Four British bishops have written in support of Bishop Duncan of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and have taken the American Presiding Bishop to task for the tone of her recent letter to him. From the article, the Presiding Bishop’s letter is “‘aggressive, inappropriate, and unfortunate’. ‘They are acting as if it is the OK Corral. This is the North American culture: it is a managerial rather than a pastoral approach.”

Roads were packed, tents were pitched, and crowds wearing their Sunday best were out in droves, as thousands of people gathered in Jamaica to hear the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, speak to mark the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Sentamu is a black African who fled persecution Uganda under the rule of Idi Amin.

A security consultant for the Church of England has recommended that clergy in that church change some long cherished ways of doing business, including giving up wearing the clerical collar, in the interest of safety.

A group of Anglican extremists have attacked Cackwater shopping centre in Gutborough. There are no casualties, although several people are reported to be “quite confused”. The attack took place at midday outside the local branch of TK Maxx. A bomb, made from cake mixture and “hundreds and thousands” was left in front of the store and exploded, leaving two men splattered and one man needing counselling. Shoppers ran for cover, fearing that the cake-bomb was the first of many, but were disappointed.

It’s Labor Day Monday in America, one of those comparatively rare holidays relative to number mandated in European countries. In the UK today, they’re not

Ruth Gledhill has published the transcript of an extensive interview given by Bishop Gene Robinson to Andrew Collier a Scottish journalist. In the interview Bishop Robinson discusses the extent of the challenge that full inclusion of gay and lesbian christians poses to the Anglican Communion and some of his own thoughts and experiences as a gay man in ministry in the Episcopal Church.

While he thought 6 in 10 might be considering not attending, Bishop Scott-Joynt added that such bishops would feel “constrained” by their loyalty to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The Church Times has a lead article that gives a sort of meta-view of the most recent General Synod in York and its functioning. Many

On this day in 1533, Pope Clement VII excommunicates …