Same sex marriages are to be discussed by the Anglican Church, after a motion was passed at its synod in Fiji on Wednesday. About 160 church members are attending the meeting, where the Reverend Glynn Cardy put forward a motion asking the church to have a conversation about the nature of marriage, and how it Read more
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Anglican Church defends decision to hold Synod in Fiji
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
The Anglican Church is defending its decision to hold its General Synod in Fiji, saying it is actively encouraging a return to a duly elected parliament. Archbishop David Moxon, and Bishops Brown Turei and Winston Halapua say the church is trying to keep open the lines of communication with the present Fijian administration. Archbishop Moxon Read more
Call for Maori to get half church’s assets
Friday, July 6th, 2012An educationist is asking the upcoming Anglican general synod for half the $315 million worth of assets in a church trust, claiming the Anglican hierarchy didn’t do enough to save or support dying Maori boarding schools. Professor Whatarangi Winiata, who established the tertiary institution Te Wananga o Raukawa, is responsible for a motion asking that Read more
Rabbi and archbishop differ over same-sex marriage
Friday, June 29th, 2012
Britain’s Chief Rabbi and the Archbishop of Canterbury have declared conflicting positions about a Government plan to legalise same-sex marriages. For the Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, any attempt to redefine marriage would undermine the character of a sacred institution recognised “from time immemorial”. For the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, the Anglican Church is Read more
An uneasy conversation about homosexuality
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
On Eureka Street TV a few weeks ago Judge Michael Kirby introduced and launched Five Uneasy Pieces (FUP), a book about Scripture and sexuality. Australasian Anglican scholars responded to FUP with a collection of writings called Sexegesis: An Evangelical Response to Five Uneasy Pieces on Homosexuality, Gordon Preece being one of the co-editors. He writes that “Sexegesis is Read more
Anglicans and Catholics have same theology but different ecclesiology
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Speaking at the Nikaean Club, an ecumenical organisation overseen by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity observed the two communions have the same theology, but a different ecclesiology. Adding that Anglo-Catholicism was so Catholic he wondered what was keeping Anglican clergy in the Church of England. Read more
Same Gender relationships – Sir Anand chairs Anglican Committee
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
The former Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand is heading up a commission of eminent persons set up by the Anglican Church to investigate the issue of blessing people who are in same gender relationships. The Church hopes the appointment of the committee is a step that will lead it out of the impasse over questions Read more
English Anglican women bishops proposal pleases no one
Friday, May 25th, 2012
The ordination of women as Church of England bishops may still be in doubt after a concession to traditional Anglicans. Even those who campaigned for women to be allowed to be a part of the episcopacy may now themselves vote against the proposal. The English Church’s House of Bishops gave its approval to the proposed Read more
Anglican and Catholic Bishops unite for South Sudan
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Catholic and Anglican Bishops of South Sudan are asking the International community for a “more balanced “position on the conflict that is setting their country against Sudan. “We believe that it is important that our friends in the International community assume a more balanced position. The attitude of United Nations and of the greater Read more
Australia’s first Personal Ordinariate to be established
Friday, May 18th, 2012
The personal ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, under the patronage of St Augustine of Canterbury, will be established on June 15. It will be Australia’s first. A Personal Ordinariate is a church structure for particular groups of people who wish to enter into communion with the Catholic Church. In 2009 Pope Benedict Read more