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March 23 2005
SYDNEY: African Anglicans flex their conservative muscle
Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi, Anglican primate of Uganda, prefers the word partnership to alliance when speaking of his new friendship with the Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Peter Jensen.
In Australia as a guest of the Sydney diocese, he is so impressed with Moore Theological College, Newtown, he is discussing the possibility of sending postgraduate seminarians for study, as well as conducting joint missions with Sydney parishes in Uganda.
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March 21 2005
ECUSA: A Timely Warning. Uniting Church loses 6350 over gay issues
"Unfortunately, Uniting Church national leaders don't seem too concerned," Chairperson of the Reforming Alliance, Rev Dr Max Champion, said. "If there were such unrest in a multinational corporation or a political party they would be the first to demand explanations and reform.
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March 21 2005
NEW YORK CITY: Episcopal Cathedral hosts woman-led Islamic service
Wadud conducted the service primarily in English with verses of the Noble Qur'an read in Arabic.
Her controversial sermon centered on the idea that men and women should treat each other as equals.
"I don't want to change Muslim mosques. I want to encourage the hearts of Muslims to believe that they are equal," CNN quoted Wadud as telling a crowded news conference before the prayer.
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March 21 2005
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Two Last Masses for a Century-Old Church
The century-old church fractured and finally collapsed over whether to accept the new bishop, V. Gene Robinson, an openly gay man consecrated in November 2003.
"This is very painful," said Kevin Gorham, a longtime parishioner. "But it's a viability issue that we have been wrestling with at Redeemer for a long time."
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March 21 2005
NIGERIA: No women priests in the forseable future. Issue will be revisited
Under Vision 1-1-3, the Church of Nigeria hopes to double its present size of 17 million by 2007. It believes in the planting of more churches and places of worship as a strategy.
The Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Akinola follows:
Our beloved people of God,
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March 21 2005
LONDON: Rowan Williams urges debate on abortion
Tory leader Michael Howard supports a reduction in the legal limit when abortions are allowed from 24 weeks to 20 and has said current rules are "tantamount to abortion on demand".
But Prime Minister Tony Blair has made it clear he has no plans to change the law.
He says abortion should not be an election issue, arguing it is a matter for individual conscience.
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March 20 2005
ANGLICAN COMMUNION INSTITUTE: "Covenant flawed...schism likely"
The House of Bishops "Covenant" comes at an "extraordinary" time in the life of ECUSA and of the Anglican Communion, a time when clearly some "extraordinary action" is required if both the church and the Communion is not to divide irreparably and the witness of these Christian bodies become maimed beyond recognition. That the House of Bishops grasps the "extraordinary" character of this "moment" represents a certain progress in her, until now, irresponsible foot-dragging and denial.
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March 20 2005
SOUTHEAST ASIA: Primate Says ECUSA and Canada Suspended
The Communiqué of the Primates' Meeting was crafted by a Committee. As usual, very polite, kind and gracious language have been used to express the common mind and collective wisdom reached by the top spiritual leaders of the Anglican Communion. However, all these polite and gracious words could not hide the plain reality that there is severe impairment and fractured relationship in our Anglican Communion.
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March 18 2005
LONDON: 'These are apostolic leaders behaving like lawyers'
The Anglican Communion is on the brink of schism after the US church consecrated the openly gay Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire and the New Westminster diocese in Canada authorised same sex blessings rites.
Canon Anderson said: "With regard to the so-called moratorium on consecrations, I am outraged that the House of Bishops drew equivalence between single or married individuals with those living in homosexual partnerships.
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March 18 2005
DUNCAN ON HOB: "We have finally begun to be honest..."
Moreover, we began openly to engage the thought that our differences within the House of Bishops, within the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA), and within the Anglican Communion may be irreconcilable.
In particular, we examined the complete breakdown of trust among some groups within the House and perceptions of abuses of power on the one hand and unhelpful tactics on the other, which have brought us to the breaking point.
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