Recall the atmosphere at the Oval, or in Trafalgar Square, when England won the Ashes in September. The same atmosphere pervaded an area the size of a couple of football pitches as 7000 people filled the grounds of an unfinished cathedral to sing and dance to drums and trumpets on Sunday November 27. During a 5 hour ceremony followed by lunch for everyone Archbishop Henry Orombi consecrated Joel Obetia (48) as Bishop of the Diocese of Madi / West Nile and Prebendary Sandy Millar (65) as Bishop of the Church of Uganda to serve as Assistant Bishop for Mission in the Diocese of London.
It’s impossible to link to all the reports, but it made its way even to Whispers in the Loggia: The Archbishop Played Bongos BBC coverage: First black Archbishop enthroned Inauguration of the Archbishop In pictures: Archbishop enthroned The York Gospels…
The Guardian today carried three items: A news report by Stephen Bates Vatican rules firmly against gay priests A magazine article by Emily Wilson How gay is too gay? A leader: Distinctly without prejudice The Independent had a report: Pope…
Canadian Anglicans will join the rest of the world in commemorating World AIDS Day with prayer services and vigils on Dec. 1.
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Canadian indigenous Anglicans’ desire to form a self-determining community within the church took a step forward last summer when the 5th Sacred Circle approved a declaration calling for a native national bishop to be elected with a year.
Earlier this week, the Roman Catholic Church issued somebody in Rome leaked a long-expected document about homosexuality and the RC clergy, or to give it its official title: Instruction from the Congregation for Catholic Education Concerning the Criteria of Vocational…
The Church in Wales: Bishops’ statement on homosexuality 2005 The Bishops of the Church in Wales recognise that its members hold a wide range of views on a variety of ethical, social and theological matters. One such issue is the…
From the Independent today, Sarah Meyrick interviews John Sentamu John Sentamu: Pilgrim’s progress Judith Maltby writes in the Guardian’s Face to Faith column about Advent. Also in the Guardian Martin Kettle reports on a New York City exhibition on Darwin’s…
Today’s Church Times has a detailed report by Pat Ashworth which reveals further information about the reactions of some supposed signatories, including lengthy comments from Drexel Gomez and Greg Venables, both of whom are unhappy about what happened. ‘Signatories’ of…