So, Then… Do We Really Want to Be One? January 24, 2020 Essays & Reviews, Features By Russell Levenson “We pray for your holy Catholic Church... that we all may be one” (BCP, p. 387). In that prayer, we are connecting to Jesus’ final prayer before the Passion. My staff and I pray it regula... Read more...
Australian Primate Steps Down Before Same-Sex Marriage Showdown December 6, 2019 News Philip Freier's early resignation allows a new primate to be elected before this summer's General Synod, which will likely respond to respond to endorsements of same-sex marriage in two dioceses while aiming to preserve unity as a "mixed economy church."
News Analysis: Toronto Priests Urge ‘Ceasefire’ From Churchwide Division November 27, 2019 News An open letter proposes a church-wide system of differentiation through shared episcopal oversight as a remedy for crippling conflict over same-sex marriage.
Springfield Bishop Announces Retirement October 23, 2019 News Bishop Dan Martins, one of the Episcopal Church's most influential conservatives, called for the election of a successor, who would be consecrated in June, 2021.
Charges Filed Against Bishop Love for Defying Marriage Resolution September 18, 2019 News The formal charges mean that Love will face an ecclesiastic trial, open to the public, to determine if he should be penalized for prohibiting same-sex marriages in the Diocese of Albany.
Australian Diocese Agrees to Delay Same-Sex Marriages September 12, 2019 News Wangaratta Bishop John Parkes will comply with the Australian primate's request to wait until the church's Appellate Tribunal renders a judgment on his diocese's authorization of same-sex marriages.
Australian Bishop Vows to Test Church Ban on Same-Sex Marriage August 15, 2019 News "We've been frozen on the issue of same-sex couples now for many years — 25 years or more... So I think somebody has to break the deadlock and it might as well be me."
Canadian Conservatives Issue Post-Synod Call to Humility, Faithfulness July 29, 2019 News The Anglican Communion Alliance and the Communion Partners' Vancouver Statement criticizes canonical judgment permitting same-sex marriages, commits to remaining within Anglican Church of Canada.
Arctic Diocese in Canada Declares Impaired Communion July 19, 2019 News The diocese sought to distance itself from several other dioceses that plan to continue to conduct same-sex marriages despite the failure of a resolution that would have changed the marriage canon.
Same-Sex Marriage Canon Narrowly Fails in Canada July 13, 2019 News The Anglican Church of Canada fell two votes short of approving a canon that would have authorized ACoC priests to perform same-sex marriages.
