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The Church Times, Muriel Porter, and the Spurious Claiming of Sources
Over a month ago we reported on the failed attempt to elect a new Primate for the Anglican Church of Australia. As would be expected, the piece generated a lot of traffic and not a little comment. Much of the conversation was over the hard work we did to get sources from within the meeting […]
Geoffrey Smith elected as Primate of Australia
The General Secretary of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia has written to confirm that Archbishop Geoffrey Smith of Adelaide has been elected as the next Primate of Australia. Archbishop Smith was elected by a reconvened election panel who met by video conference earlier today. The full text of the letter is […]
BREAKING: Australian Primates Election Deadlocked – Aspinall to serve as interim Primate
In what was described to davidould.net as “a very carefully orchestrated plan”, conservative electors for the new Australian Primate have prevented the election of a new Primate who would not uphold the doctrinal integrity of the Anglican Church of Australia. The conservative strategy, shared with davidould.net earlier in the week, was to go “all in” […]
Australian Bishops in “Tense” Meeting as Signs of Division Grow
The Australian House of Bishops have been gathered over the past few days for their annual meeting. Their time together climaxes with the election of a new Primate tomorrow (where they will be joined by 24 lay and clergy electors). davidould.net has been in contact with a number of those present and, while we cannot […]
What Future for the Anglican Church of Australia?
A number of people have asked me to lay out my thoughts on what is going to happen in 2020 in the Anglican Church of Australia. Others just want to know where we’re up to and what lies ahead. So here’s my update on the lay of the land and the contours I can see […]
A new Bishop in Sydney, and a Primate who defies his own synod
Yesterday evening saw the consecration of Gary Koo as the new bishop of Western Sydney. The event took place at St John’s Anglican Cathedral, Parramatta (the home of davidould.net and the seat of the new bishop). Bishop Koo will be taking over the role of regional bishop from outgoing bishop Ivan Lee, who recently announced […]
Australian Primate to Stand Down
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, Archbishop Philip Freier of Melbourne, has announced that he will not seek reelection as Primate. He will stand down on 31 March 2020 in order to allow sufficient time for an election and for his successor to prepare for the pivotal General Synod in June. In a […]
Australian Bishops issue Communiqué: “testing times”
The Bishops of the Anglican Church of Australia met this week in Melbourne to discuss the growing crisis in the national church precipitated by the decision of the synods of Wangaratta and Newcastle to legislate for a liturgy of blessing for those in same-sex marriage. At the conclusion of their meeting they issued the following […]
Bendigo Cathedral Priest Enters Same-Sex Marriage
A few weeks ago we reported on the self-publicised plan of Bendigo Cathedral priest to enter into a same-sex marriage. The Bendigo Advertiser reported on the actual marriage itself. Drew Reid and Father Noel Richards have become the first same-sex couple to be married in a Bendigo church. The couple said ‘I do’ in front […]
