That's interesting bearing in mind that the Church of England in Southern Africa (CESA)(which is not in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury) has been conducting services since the late eighteenth century when an Anglo-Catholic Bishop was appointed to lead the Church even though there were those who preferred to follow the Reformation principles and teachings of the Church of England. They have been presenting the evangelical voice in Southern Africa for over 175 years.
Read moreAngered at his Pentecost message, the Presiding Bishop fired back with her own continuing Pentecost message in response to both the archbishop's letter and the subsequent removal of Episcopal representatives. She wrote that efforts to "impose a singular understanding in such matters represent the same kind of cultural excesses practiced by many of our colonial forebears in their missionizing activity."
Read moreJefferts Schori then flew up to Halifax, Canada, where she whined about it to Archbishop of Canada Fred Hiltz at their General Synod, saying, "I don't think it helps dialogue to remove some people from the conversation." She said their removal from international ecumenical dialogues was "unfortunate....it misrepresents who the Anglican Communion is." She also described disciplinary actions by the Archbishop of Canterbury as "colonial" and a "push toward centralized authority."
Read moreBASS: Like most Christians, I don't pay attention to missives from church leaders. This week, however, dueling pastoral letters issued for Pentecost from Rowan Williams, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, and Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, caught my attention--because one so rarely witnesses a first-class theological smack down between tea-drinking Anglican primates.
Read more1. The demographic weight of global Anglicanism has already shifted to the Global South and will only increase in the coming years.
2. 80% of the Anglican Communion is evangelical, black, female and under 30.
3. Western pan Anglicanism is in decline and within 30 years (at the present rate of decline) the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada will be mere shadows of their former selves.
VOL: What has been the immediate response to your return to TEC in the Diocese of Albany?
HERZOG: I can tell you that Carol and I have received a warm embrace from this spiritual family.
Read moreLast week the Rt. Rev. William Wantland, retired bishop of the Diocese of Eau Claire and a frequent visitor to Nashotah House, commented on his May trip back to Wisconsin's oldest institution of higher learning to witness this year's graduation, hear former Rochester (UK) Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali's commencement address, and attend the spring meeting of the Nashotah House Board of Trustees, "Nashotah graduation was great, with a good sermon from Bp.
Read moreHe said they should also relinquish decision-making powers in the Anglican Consultative Council that deals with questions of doctrine and authority.
When openly homogenital Bishop Gene Robinson was consecrated in 2003, the Anglican Communion leadership laid out three promises, or moratoria, according to the archbishop of Canterbury website:
Read moreHe called upon advocacy groups to network to help develop the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) and other under-served communities in Uganda and to promote understanding and education.
However, Ssenyonjo is no longer a bishop in the Province of Uganda. He was defrocked in 1996. According to correspondence VOL has received, he is not permitted to function as or call himself an Anglican bishop.
Read moreFollowing the end of a sabbatical on September 1, he said he would not be returning. Christ Episcopal Church is one of the more orthodox parishes in the diocese headed by Communion Partner Bishop Gary Lillibridge. The parish is more than 100 years old. The church has struggled since 2003 regarding its relationship with The Episcopal Church.
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