Victimization is now the frontier of choice. Nobody is guilty of anything in TEC when it comes to sex. Only adultery is still unacceptable, all other sexual expressions, homosexual, lesbian, transgendered, even heterosexual fornication (D039) are now acceptable to The Episcopal Church. Dare anyone oppose God's new and approved, sexual self-disclosure and they face certain inhibition, deposition and it is out on the street they go.
Read more"Regrettably, the investigation has revealed conclusively that Father Moquin, on multiple occasions, violated these policies. In addition, there were actions by Father Moquin (related to these incidents) that violated both the canons of the church and were conduct unbecoming a member of the clergy.
Read more* The Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) - the fourth Instrument of Unity - has been completely hijacked by the political left.
* The Listening Process is a forum to broker homosexuality into the church and the process being used to desensitize orthodox Anglicans in order to break down their will over time to accept this behavior.
Read moreWhen VOL challenged Fr. Gordon Reid of St. Clements, an Anglo-Catholic parish in the heart of Philadelphia as to why he would allow a man like Bennison to say mass, he said, "He [Bennison] frequently attends our daily Mass and so is well acquainted with the rite we use."
Read moreSecondly, two provinces - Nigeria and Uganda - alone make up over 33 million active church-going Anglicans. (Nigeria has approximately 23 million and Uganda has 10.2 million). Other combined African provinces like Rwanda, Kenya, Congo and West Africa add about another 10 million. So what about "majority" does Coward not understand? The Church of England has about one million practicing Anglicans, TEC has 680,000 and the ACoC has about 300,000.
Read moreThe bishop said his continuing choices not to respond to deadlines mutually agreed upon caused him to prayerfully consider the most appropriate path forward for the Dean and for Trinity. “Several paths have been considered. All of them have ultimately, in my pastoral judgment, led me to the conclusion that the Dean’s status is a pastoral matter between me, as the Diocesan Bishop and the Dean as one of my clergy.
Read moreSt. Andrew's Anglo-Catholic leanings began with the Rev. Donald Mowery who was ordained to the Episcopal priesthood by Bishop John Vander Horst. He implemented daily Eucharist celebrations, a tradition which continues to this day under the spiritual leadership of the Rev. James Guill, SSC.
Read moreVOL: Did you feel accepted and affirmed as the new Anglican boy on the block?
DUNCAN: Over and over again, bishops all across Africa expressed to me their affection and respect for the stand that I and all of us have made and their sense absolute oneness in the gospel.
VOL: Were you saddened that two provinces, Central Africa and Southern Africa referred to ACNA as "illegitimate"?
Read moreThe statement from the two CAPA provinces throws as an ecclesiastical spanner in the works, but did not derail the overwhelming majority of some 10 (out of 12) Anglican provinces who believe TEC has strayed far from the theological and ecclesiastical fold and should no longer be associated with.
"We are mindful that the Anglican Communion is under severe strain because of certain actions taken by the Episcopal Church (TEC) by their ordination of openly gay bishops.
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