Anglican Church

“We need to be able to teach and preach what has always been understood as the Christian position on marriage and call out other views as errant.” - CPost

“The church’s national assembly voted in February to allow clergy to bless the unions of same-sex couples who have had civil weddings or partnerships. … used for the first time on Sunday.” - AP

“The proposals are to be considered at the next Synod in November, as is new pastoral guidance on how the system will operate.” - CPost

“Want to know how to cause a church split? The deepest fault lines – sex, money and pride – have been obvious for centuries, said Archbishop Kanishka Raffel of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia.” - GetReligion

“Gafcon gathering in Rwanda pledges to create alternative authority structures, while Global South fellowship stays separate.” - CToday

“Faithful Anglicans from around the world gather… for the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), a renewal movement within the family of churches descended from the missionary activities of the Church of England.” - Juicy Ecumenism

“Conservative Anglicans’ gathering in April comes after the Church of England’s ‘disqualifying’ decision to bless same-sex marriages.” - CToday

“Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA), which represents 75 percent of the worldwide Anglican Communion… released a letter on February 20, stating that the Church of England has ‘disqualified herself from leading the Communion as the historic “Mother” Church’ by its approval of blessings for same-sex couples.” - CBMW

Alister McGrath “was one of seven speakers presenting at the Mere Anglicanism Conference January 26-28 in Charleston, South Carolina.” - Juicy Ecumenism

See also: Anglicanism’s woes and the future of Christianity: Are we watching a church prepare for spiritual death? - World

“The launch of the Diocese of the Southern Cross prompted the head of the Anglican Church of Australia, Primate Geoffrey Smith, to issue a statement Thursday (Aug. 18) characterizing it as a ‘new denomination.’” - RNS