Bishops Point to Errors in Hearing Panel Decision November 20, 2020 Highlight, News Resolution B012 was not adopted as part of the Book of Common Prayer, according to two of the sponsors of the resolution at the 2018 General Convention.
Bishop Love Ends Lonely Fight on Same-Sex Marriage October 24, 2020 Highlight, News William H. Love's resignation as Bishop of Albany brings a close to a disciplinary process that could have stretched on for months.
Hearing Ends With No Verdict Yet for Bishop Love June 12, 2020 Highlight, News The Bishop of Albany is the only domestic bishop who continues to forbid same-sex marriages to be conducted within his diocese, despite the will of the General Convention. He faces disciplinary charges under Title IV.
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."
