LAGOS, March 3 (Reuters) – A grouping of conservative Anglican churches will meet in Nigeria this week to elect a leader to rival the Archbishop of Canterbury, an unprecedented step that is likely to deepen a widening theological split within the Anglican Communion. The Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) – which brings together conservative churches…
A Church of England bishop has called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign, calling his position “untenable” after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church. Mr Welby is facing mounting pressure to resign after it emerged last week that he did not follow up rigorously enough on reports of…
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The Church of England’s governing body will debate adopting fresh commitments on homosexuality and same-sex couples when it meets later this month, it said on Friday, acknowledging that there remained “profound disagreement” on the matter. The Church of England – central to the Anglican Communion of 85 million believers across…
Greetings from Tyler, Finding out anything about the news is, well, disgusting. The Church of England is trying to figure out how to handle so-called gay marriage. All kinds of contortions are necessary to accommodate weird holy men, some of whom are miffed, since the sacrilege is the law of the land in England. The…
Archbishop of York tells General Synod that ‘Our Father’ has patriarchal connotations The archbishop of York has suggested that opening words of the Lord’s Prayer, recited by Christians all over the world for 2,000 years, may be “problematic” because of their patriarchal association. In his opening address to a meeting of the Church of England’s…
LONDON – The Church of England will look into the use of gender neutral terms to refer to God in prayers, but the centuries-old institution said on Wednesday there were no plans to abolish current services. The issue reflects growing global awareness about the assumed usage of pronouns causing offence or upset to those who…
LONDON (AP) — The Church of England said Wednesday it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time but same-sex couples still will not be allowed to marry in its churches. The decision followed five years of debate and consultation on the church’s position on sexuality. It is expected to be outlined…
PHOTO: Justin Welby is one of the Archbishops who apologized. (Reuters: Thomas Mukoya) Key points: The apology recognized “the division and hurt this has caused” However, the statement did not retract the “pastoral guidance” issued by the Bishops In an open letter to Archbishops, supporters of LGBT+ equality in the church described the pastoral guidance…