July is shaping up as the month when the Anglican Communion will crack under the strain of realignment.
Hot on the heels of the meeting of conservative Anglicans and some hanger-ons in Jerusalem in June, with a post-Jerusalem meeting in London along with various pronouncements, denouncements and a bit of flatulence from various Anglican leaders around the globe, the Church of England has been holding their General Synod. Read more »
All things Anglican are in the news in certain parts of the globe at the moment.
But just so you know how much creeping liberalism has infected the church, be it the sandalistas amongst the English Catholics or the lavender mafia amongst the American Episcopalians, this, is priceless:
Venezuela: Anglican, Lutheran and Roman Catholic have consecrated three
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priests as bishops of a new church loyal to Venezuelan strongman Hugo
Chavez.
There is so much I could write about the crack-up of the Anglican Communion but just a couple of observations for now.
A short while back, I noted the joke appointment of Archdeacon Kay Goldsworthy as Australia's first Anglican woman bishop, and the stupidity of having a protocol offerring alternative episcopal oversight to those who do not think women should be bishops in a Christian church. Read more »
Ruth Gledhill pulled off a tough gig by live blogging a trainwreck the Church of England General Synod debate on women bishops.
After the vote on the Ripon and Leed's amendment, Ruth writes:
Division by houses on Ripon and Leeds' amendment 72:
Bishops: 21 for 21 against 1 abs
Clergy: 84 for 92 against 2 abs
Laity: 98 for 87 against
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There is no chaos or crisis in the Anglican Communion much less in the Church of England itself. Oh no, no, no.
Forget women bishops for a moment, take note of this (my italics): Read more »
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