https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LczRecTQsEI& Kevin and I discuss all the latest. Just one point of clarification passed on to me: Bishop Farren did not resign over sex abuse issues but retired when his…
The Diocese of Newcastle has just issued the following statement announcing the retirement of Diocesan Bishop Greg Thompson. No doubt in weeks to come there will be renewed discussion about…
Thank you to everyone who got in touch to let me know I got named in today's Fairfax piece by Elizabeth Farrelly, "When the Anglican church can’t follow its own…
I've wondered if you've noticed the same thing as me? When it comes to big difficult topics of discussion there's a tendency to do one of two things. First, if…
As we reported last Friday, the entire council of Newcastle Cathedral has been removed from their positions. The Newcastle Herald has it's own version of the story: NEWCASTLE Christchurch Cathedral’s parish council…
Perhaps the most explosive element of last Tuesday's hearings at the Royal Commission here in Australia was the closing testimony of Robert Caddies, a lawyer who had previous served the Diocese of…
Bishop Greg Thompson has issued a media statement following on from yesterday's story: Some initial reactions: He presents his diocese as having a uniform understanding on matters with no sense by…
In an article, that the more I look at it the more I think is a huge moment in our national church life, the Bishop of Newcastle Greg Thompson has…
In a move that has been described to me by more than one senior figure as showing a lack of respect for traditionalists in his diocese, the Bishop of Newcastle…
You've got to give it to Rev. Rod Bower, Rector of Gosford Anglican and denier of heaven and hell, he's not shy about saying what he believes (or, more accurately,…