Monthly Archives: August 2011

‘Respectful’ hearing for gay-rites debate by Simon Sarmiento PA “RITES relating to marriage” was the subject under study by 56 Anglicanliturgists at the biennial meeting of the International Anglican Liturgical Consultation (IALC) earlier this month in Canterbury. Continuing work that was … Continue reading →

The Tablet Blog Ordinariate? You can’t be half-Catholic Posted by Julia von Bertele, guest contributor, 19 August 2011, 9:00 Below is a letter sent to Cardinal William Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith regarding the … Continue reading →

Call to Rome’s Eirenic spirit 27 August 2011 The ongoing quarrel between a leading feminist theologian and the bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States is another sign that all is not going well in the household of … Continue reading →

Zimbabwe Anglican Church fights to reclaim its properties and end attack Posted On : August 25, 2011 3:30 PM | Posted By : Admin ACO ACNS: http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/8/25/ACNS4928 Related Categories: Zimbabwe By ACNS staff Beatings and evictions of Anglican priests in … Continue reading →

Homily for Bishop Sir Paul Reeves Glory be to God on high and peace to all God’s people. There is something ever so slightly terrifying about being asked to offer this small reflection. It partly because Ta Paora was such … Continue reading →

Ten Reasons Why the Anglican Global South Should Not Assent to the Episcopal Church on Pansexuality COMMENTARY By David W. Virtue http://www.virtueonline.org August 18, 2011 It is becoming clearer by the month that the great divide between the Anglican Global … Continue reading →

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has confirmed that it will not seek ‘reasonable adjustments’ to be made for religious workers who refuse to serve gay people. The commission has asked for permission to advise in four Christian rights cases … Continue reading →

Lesley Crawley guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 16 August 2011 08.00 BST Kay Goldsworthy, Australia’s first Anglican bishop, at the consecration service for her ordination, with the Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft, in 2008. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty Images I’ve witnessed sexist attitudes in … Continue reading →

by Martin Saunders http://www.guardian.co.uk August 12, 2011 Most teenagers don’t set fire to cars. Most teenagers don’t loot shops and treat their own communities with reckless, violent abandon. Most teenagers abhor these actions, and many of them believe they can … Continue reading →

It is with great sadness that I heard today in England – via the Internet – of the death of Bishop Paul Reeves, at the age of 78, in New Zealand. As Archbishop of Aotearoa/New Zealand, Bishop Paul was my … Continue reading →