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House of Commons question time – marriage equality

May 6, 2016 4 Comments

Cat Smith: Will [the right hon. Lady] do her best to ensure that LGBT clergy are not discriminated against here in the Church of England?

Mrs Spelman: As I mentioned, the Anglican Communion is extremely diverse. What we must remember, living here in the liberal west, is that a typical Anglican communicant is in Africa and black, female and under 35; in many African nations there are also very strong views on this subject, and keeping the Communion together is a big challenge.

Commentary on Archbishop of Canterbury’s reflections following the Anglican Consultative Council meeting

May 2, 2016 30 Comments

The Anglican Consultative Council met for a marathon voting session on April 18th, as part of ACC 2016. Many hoped that the votes and comments

GAFCON Council says Episcopal Church defied communion’s primates

April 22, 2016 17 Comments

“We went to Canterbury out of a desire for unity. In our hearts we desire to see the tear in the fabric of the communion mended. The sanctions passed at that meeting were the mildest possible rebuke to only the worst of the offenders, but they were one step in the right direction. Regrettably, these sanctions have not been upheld.”

Welby at closing of ACC-16: “Consequences of Primates meeting have been fully implemented”

April 20, 2016 25 Comments

“Given that my report, referred to in the resolution, incorporated the Communiqué and was very explicit on consequences; the resolution clearly supports and accepts all the Primates’ Meeting conclusions. No member of the Episcopal Church stood for office in the ACC or Standing Committee. The consequences of the Primates meeting have been fully implemented.” – Archbishop of Canterbury at the conclusion of ACC-16

ABC addresses ACC – 16

April 16, 2016 3 Comments

Following the Evensong service in Lukasa’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, gave his presidential address to the gathered delegates at ACC – 16.

DNA test reveals the Archbishop of Canterbury’s biological father

April 9, 2016 5 Comments

When one is a well known figure, one doesn’t always have a lot of control about the press interfering in one’s life! So it was for The Most Revd Justin Welby.. He was approached by the Daily Telegraph prior to Easter regarding family history research about the Archbishop that the periodical had been conducting.

Wabukala – Did he or didn’t he change his mind?

April 7, 2016 4 Comments

Maybe. No. Yes. No. Is that where the Archbishop of Kenya has stood with regard to his support for the participation of the Kenya delegation to ACC16? Or is someone using his signature fraudulently?

New awards from the Archbishop of Canterbury recognize service to the Church

April 2, 2016 2 Comments

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, held a ceremony at Lambeth Palace in London where he awarded a new set of recognitions for service in the Church. These are intended to specifically be for recognition of service of a non-academic nature, to both Christians and members of other faiths.

Abp of Nigeria scolds “authorities in Canterbury”

March 15, 2016 36 Comments

Although angry with Curry and Tengatenga, he is most angry with “the authorities” (Welby?) And, by the way, he’s not going to Lusaka.

Welby warns of figures promising to make their nation great again

March 11, 2016 14 Comments

Everyone was tempted to look for strong leaders in times of turmoil, he said. “We are seeing powerful figures rise who claim to be the ones to make their nation great again. Trump that if you want,” he joked.

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