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Evangelical Bishops Respond to GAFCON

Thirteen evangelical bishops serving in the Church of England have written an open response to the Letter to the Churches issued by the GAFCON Assembly in late June.

“The analysis of the current tragic situation in the Anglican Communion which is set out in the section on ‘Reforming God’s Church’ is one which resonates with our experience as Bishops in the Church of England,” the bishops wrote. “While we may disagree in some particular matters (which we specify below) with the solutions that GAFCON has adopted in order to address this ecclesial crisis, we cannot disagree with the GAFCON diagnosis concerning the tear in the fabric of the Communion.”

The letter follows in full.

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Matt Townsend
Matt Townsend
Matthew Townsend is the former news editor of The Living Church and former editor of the Anglican Journal. He lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

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