Monthly Archives: April 2012

Lost in the wilderness Rowan Williams’s via crucis as Archbishop of Canterbury, and the future without him ARTICLE | APRIL 28, 2012 – 10:12AM | BY TOM SUTCLIFFE George Conger At the end of 2012 when he retires to Magdalene College, Cambridge Rowan … Continue reading →

<!– HTML5 equivalent: –> Sydney is the oldest and largest of the 23 Australian dioceses, and until recently the richest. It is also the most conservative. But how could Sydney Diocese be a threat to the Anglican Communion? Sydney Diocese … Continue reading →

Dreadlocked pioneer elected new Bishop of Wellington Taonga News   |  29 Apr 2012   Top News.. Wellington’s new Anglican Bishop, Justin Duckworth, signs his formal acceptance of his new task. Anglican Church General Secretary Michael Hughes with Justin as he … Continue reading →

More about GAFCON and AMiE The Church Times has this report by Ed Thornton We should elect our chair, say Primates (and scroll down for sidebar on Archbishop Wabukala’s keynote address). …The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Peter Jensen, who was … Continue reading →

Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans Leaders Conference Statement The GAFCON conference at Battersea has concluded by issuing this press release: The movement begins its mission and this Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans Leaders Conference Statement and Commitment (PDF). From the press release: …In … Continue reading →

CARDBOARD CATHEDRALS VS. LIVING STONES By The Rt. Rev. Julian M. Dobbs Special to Virtueonline http://www.virtueonline.org April 19, 2012 My family and I are living proof of the practical realities of globalization; the rapid integration of formerly widely diverse elements … Continue reading →

“Making space for an honest conversation” by The Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury In British society, the game is up. Gay people are equal members of our society. Civil Partnerships are now accepted, if not approved of, by … Continue reading →

Jeremy Marks who founded Courage in the UK to help gays and lesbians overcome homosexuality writes ‘I began to think that perhaps we’d got it really wrong.’ in The Guardian: In the 1980s, I started a group called Courage, to … Continue reading →

The Incomprehensible Surrender of Truro It is difficult to overstate the depth of the failure represented by the settlement agreed to by Truro Church with the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. It is a failure on three different and increasingly serious … Continue reading →

Today’s Times carries a letter from a group of Church of England bishops, senior clergy and lay members of the General Synod. It argues for “a recognition of God’s grace at work in same-sex partnerships” and “that the Church of England has nothing to … Continue reading →