News Updates

News Updates

July 2008

• Book on Listening Helps Guide Lambeth Discussion on Sexuality

  Those holding the views on sexuality expressed in the Communion’s current teaching and those calling for the Church to modify its stance need to explain ‘from within the sources of authority that we as Anglicans have received in scripture, the apostolic tradition and reasoned reflection how and why they have reached that understanding, according to the Rev. Canon Phil Groves, the facilitator for the Listening Process.

  Posted on July 31, 2008

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• Vatican Official Proposes New Oxford Movement for Anglicans

  Cardinal Walter Kasper expressed hope that the Anglican Communion would experience a new Oxford Movement on July 30 in an optional talk for bishops attending the Lambeth Conference.

  Posted on July 31, 2008

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• No Debate, Please, for Bishops

  Anglican bishops participating in the Lambeth Conference were encouraged not to engage in a debate on the anthropology or morality of homosexuality during the day set aside to address that topic.

  Posted on July 31, 2008

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• Who's in Charge Here Anyway?

  The Lambeth Confeence Design Group is in charge of the day-to-day operation of the Lambeth Conference, but the final authority rests with the Archbishop of Canterbury.

  Posted on July 31, 2008

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• Bishops Kinder and Gentler at Lambeth

  The mood at this Lambeth Conference seems less antagonistic than it was 10 years ago, an Australian archbishop says.

  Posted on July 31, 2008

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• American Bishop Speaks His Mind

  Bishop Peter Beckwith holds an impromptu press conference Wednesday at the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops.

  Posted on July 30, 2008

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• 'A Problem of America' at Lambeth

  A bishop of the Church of South India says the tension facing participants at the Lambeth Conference is "a problem of America."

  Posted on July 30, 2008

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• Homosexual Anglicans from Africa Testify during Fringe Event

  Despite what some bishops have said during the Lambeth Conference, there are Anglican homosexuals in Africa. Six from Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya said at home they live lonely lives under constant fear of discovery and the threat of violence during a Lambeth Conference fringe event July 29.

  Posted on July 29, 2008

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• Archbishop Urges Bishops to Seek the Center

  Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams urged bishops of the Anglican Communion to seek the center when he addressed the Lambeth Conference Tuesday.

  Posted on July 29, 2008

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• Interfaith Dialogue Hopes to Gain Trust

  The objective of the interfaith dialogue for the Anglican Communion is not theological agreement, but the development of trust and a better understanding of the human condition in other cultures.

  Posted on July 28, 2008

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