But Curry's verbal jet ran off the end of the runway and into a field of nettles where it caught fire (a theme he mentioned 19 times in his sermon.) The wily Welby, as it happened, turned out to be the winner with the three-year sanction against TEC and Curry for allowing same sex behavior, now safely tossed into the Thames River never more to be heard of. A Pyrrhic victory indeed.
Read moreRecently, the Irish House of Bishops issued a statement from the General Synod saying that there was little appetite to discuss further these issues in parishes and further there was no consensus in General Synod, the House of Bishops, or in the church island-wide to change the Canons of the Church of Ireland on the matter of marriage.
Read moreIn one sense there will be nothing new, meaning no innovative or outlandish doctrines, or attempts to change the Church's timeless teaching on human sexuality; it will be an occasion to declare what we have already received. The timeless message that Jesus saves -- will be preached and shouted in the International Convention Center and out into the streets. In Jerusalem, major new initiatives will be launched to equip Anglicans around the world to fulfil this mandate.
Read moreThe 68-year-old bachelor was arrested after police visited and raided his home in Neville's Cross, Durham, last January and discovered 165 images of underage children. Hayward was later invited back to lecture at Durham University's School of Theology.
Hayward was convicted in March 2016 and given a two-year community supervision order and made subject to a sexual harm prevention order and registration as a sex offender, both for five years.
Read moreThe Episcopal congregation is pastored by a Fr. Sari Ateek, son of the Palestinian Anglican priest, Naim Ateek, a leader of the anti-Israel Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center. Ateek Senior was notable for his anti-Semitic rhetoric against Israel, as manifested in his drafting of the 2009 Kairos Palestine declaration; his son correspondingly belongs to Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA).
Read moreThis week, William Nye, secretary general of the Archbishops' Council, warned The Episcopal Church that proposals to incorporate marriage rites used by same-sex couples into the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) will increase pressure in the Church of England to "dissociate" itself from TEC.
Read more"You know why GAFCON is toxic to so many people? Because they don't like people saying no. They say, It's rude. Yes, it is rude -- it's intolerant. Do you believe the gospel is tolerant? God loves everyone, but the gospel is intolerant -- there is only one way, Jesus Christ. You won't get there any other way. It is by Christ alone!
Read moreThe recent consecration of Andy Lines, a former British Army Tank commander, by the ACNA as the GAFCON Missionary Bishop for Scotland and Europe brought sharp rebuke from Welby, who warned that such a missionary bishop would create "disturbance and discords" by intervening in Britain. Is it time for a GAFCON bishop in the heart of London?
Read moreIn a blast at Welby, reminiscent of Archbishop Nicholas Okoh's rip at Dr. Rowan Williams as he left Lambeth Palace eight years ahead of retirement, the journalist took Welby to task saying "There is no question in my mind that Welby is Buhari's new-found bride."
As I said in an earlier contribution, it is clear to me that this 'same-sex-marriage-loving' and confused English Archbishop deserves to be hung, drawn, quartered and burnt at the stake!
Read moreACKERMAN:Indeed, if I were observing Anglo-Catholicism for just over 25 years, I would have very different answers than the ones that I do have. In a somewhat widely distributed article I wrote years ago, at the request of a number of Anglo Catholics, "Why I am an Anglo-Catholic" I reflected on my short experience of 72 years.
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