New challenge to CofE as US Anglicans approve gay 'marriage' service
New challenge to CofE as US Anglicans approve gay 'marriage' service
The Church of England's opposition to same-sex marriage is facing a major challenge from within after Anglicans in the US approved same-sex blessings in churches
By John Bingham and Jonathan Wynne-Jones
The Telegraph
http://tinyurl.com/83joc6p
July 10, 2012
Bishops in the American Episcopal Church, part of the Anglican Communion, voted overwhelmingly to accept a special liturgy for what is effectively a form of homosexual wedding.
The liberal stance of American Anglicans has proved one of the biggest challenges to the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams's authority during his 10-year tenure.
Its decision nine years ago to consecrate the first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, triggered a crisis in the Anglican world, splitting the 77 million-strong Communion into liberal and conservative camps.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
The Church of England's opposition to same-sex marriage is facing a major challenge from within after Anglicans in the US approved same-sex blessings in churches
By John Bingham and Jonathan Wynne-Jones
The Telegraph
http://tinyurl.com/83joc6p
July 10, 2012
Bishops in the American Episcopal Church, part of the Anglican Communion, voted overwhelmingly to accept a special liturgy for what is effectively a form of homosexual wedding.The liberal stance of American Anglicans has proved one of the biggest challenges to the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams's authority during his 10-year tenure.
Its decision nine years ago to consecrate the first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, triggered a crisis in the Anglican world, splitting the 77 million-strong Communion into liberal and conservative camps.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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