The Anglican Primates’ 2017 meeting which has just closed in Canterbury has ended with the issuing of a communiqué which has effectively abandoned those orthodox parishes who are now disenfranchised by the Scottish Episcopal Church’s change in marriage canons. The meeting, which began on Monday with the notable absence of a number of the GAFCON […]
Vanguard Media have released what they claim is the text of Welby’s address to the Primates. It’s not been confirmed (and I know others have a copy of the text) but it looks genuine. While the whole thing is worth reading through, this piece early on is of particular interest: Yet, through it all, God […]
So Primates 2016 has begun and there is little to report. Actually there are some little things to report – let me explain. Monday was the first day and the only real agenda item was the setting of an agenda. After their first meeting the Primates attended evensong. The picture above is that supplied by […]
As many readers will be aware, next week sees the much-awaited Primates’ Meeting/Gathering called by Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The crisis that the Anglican Communion is in has not gone away (who would have thought?!) and the time has perhaps come for a clear decision on the path forward. As one might expect, the net […]
The GAFCON chairman, Archbishop Eliud Wabukala of Kenya, has written to all Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans members to direct them to a “Crossroads” moment in the life of the Anglican Communion: THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION IS AT A CROSSROADS. The Archbishop of Canterbury has called together all the Primates of the Anglican Communion for a meeting […]
In a much-reported release yesterday, Lambeth Palace announced the calling of a Primates’ meeting, the first in many years, for next January. The Archbishop of Canterbury today wrote to all 37 Primates inviting them to attend a special Primates’ gathering in Canterbury to reflect and pray together concerning the future of the Anglican Communion. The […]
