‘Liberal US to blame for Anglican rift’
August 4th, 2008 by Rosie
Liberal North American churches are to blame for the current turmoil in the Anglican church by blessing same-sex unions and consecrating gay clergy, according to The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.
Speaking this weekend at the 10-yearly gathering of Anglican bishops from across the world, Williams said: “If the North American churches don’t accept the need for moratoria, then, to say the least, we are no further forward.”
“The idea of a covenant which includes as many [national Anglican Churches] as possible becomes more fragile and that means as a communion we continue to be in grave peril.”
At the last Lambeth Conference , a resolution was agreed stating that homosexuality goes against the Bible’s teaching. But since then, the American church elected an openly gay bishop and the church in Canada ruled that same-sex unions could be blessed publicly.
About 200 (one in four) bishops refused to attend the 2008 conference in protest at the presence of the liberal Americans.
More about the Lambeth Conference: The Telegraph The Guardian
comments
No one has left any comments so far. Use the form below to make one.