Many of you have contacted me over the past few days asking if I’ve got any news on last week’s meeting of Australian Bishops. Sorry for the relative silence; it’s an indication of the slow work of ringing round contacts and trying to get the story together. Here’s what I have: As expected there was […]
This weekend sees the annual meeting of the Bishops of the Anglican Church of Australia. The bishops will gather on Sunday 6 March and continue meeting for the rest of the week. This year’s meeting comes shrouded in particular controversy following the decision of Bishop of Newcastle, Greg Thompson, not to attend citing as his […]
The AU boys are back, and I’m back too – talking about the Gippsland stuff. My part starts at 36:30 straight after the clone. But it’s all worth watching…
The Diocese of Gippsland has had it’s annual Synod and Bishop John McIntyre seems to have decided that when he agreed to the Australian Bishops’ Protocol a few months back he really didn’t mean it. His President’s Address [pdf] shows a clear determination to push against the recently-established collegiality of the House of Bishops. Only in light […]
I’m getting firm indications from a number of sources close to the Australian House of Bishops that the bishops have agreed to clarify the application of Faithfulness in Service for not only initial decisions about ordination but ongoing licensing decisions. This decision comes in the wake of many objections to the appointment as vicar of a […]
