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July 13 2005
BRAZIL: Province leaders strike back at orthodox Diocese of Recife
The Province of Brazil was founded in 1890 by Episcopal missionaries. It achieved independence in 1965 and the Episcopal Church concluded ongoing financial obligations in 1975.
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July 13 2005
LONDON: Bishop says fleeing Anglicans must join church for positive reasons
"When there was the ordination of women in the first place there were some Anglicans who applied to be received into the Catholic Church, and the same provision is there at the moment," he told Catholic News Service
July 12 2005
ENGLAND: Church votes to prepare way for women bishops
In an organisation that still moves in decades, if not centuries, it will be at least ten years before a woman becomes a bishop in England. But no amount of time will assuage the fears of traditionalists that the feminisation of the Church is under way.
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July 12 2005
ENGLAND: Muslim Council asks for Qur'an to be exempt from Religious Hatred Law
REPORT FROM THE MUSLIM WEEKLY
The following excerpt is from the report in "The Muslim Weekly", 8th-14th June issue, on this meeting.
A delegation of Muslim leaders and senior scholars met Home Office Minister Paul Goggins this week to seek clarification on the Incitement to Religious Hatred Bill.
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July 11 2005
NASSAU: Anglican Pan American Conference Affirms Common Ministry
Those present have committed to furthering the common ministry of the Americas and the Caribbean and to assist the global Communion with finding solutions to the crisis currently afflicting the Anglican churches in the Western Hemisphere which hinders our gospel witness in this region.
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July 11 2005
LONDON: Churchmen on brink of exodus over women bishops
"A woman bishop wouldn't be a bishop because a bishop is someone whose ministry is acceptable through the ages to all other bishops," said Burnham. "A Church of England with women bishops would no longer have a united episcopate. Bishops would no longer be what they say they are. I would have to leave."
He said he would be forced to quit if Anglicans did not make proper provision for opponents of women bishops, and indicated that he believed 800 priests would follow suit.
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July 11 2005
AUSTIN, TX: Liberal Seminary picks Orthodox theologian for President
Turner brings a wealth of experience to the interim position having served as Dean of The Berkley Divinity School at Yale University, one of 11 seminaries of the Episcopal Church, from 1991-1998. He also held faculty positions at two other Episcopal seminaries, General Theological Seminary and ETSS.
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July 10 2005
LONDON: Prayers for all faiths tomorrow
Dr Williams led more than 500 bishops, clergy and lay members in a minute's silence at the meeting in York after also drawing attention to the anxieties felt by British Muslims.
He said: "We are all deeply conscious of the anxiety, stress and grief that affects so many people, especially in London.
"Also, we're aware of the anxieties of many parts of the Muslim community of the possibility of backlash violence."
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July 09 2005
AUSTRALIA: Anglicans choose Brisbane Archbishop as Primate
Before going to Adelaide Archbishop Aspinall was Director of Anglicare in the Diocese of Tasmania. He was awarded an MBA from Deakin University and holds a PH.D from Monash University, Faculty of Education.
He is a member of the Appellate Tribunal of the Anglican Church of Australia, and is a past member of the State and Territory Advisory Group for Commonwealth Stronger Families and Communities Strategy. For 2 years 2000-2002 he was the Chair of Anglicare Australia.
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July 08 2005
SYDNEY: Archbishop sends Condolences to London Bishop
Be assured that you are all constantly in our prayers. Our prayers are for the relatives of victims who died in this appalling onslaught, and for those who have been injured. We pray also that there might be a lessening of fear and insecurity for people as they go about their daily work and lives.
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