Archbishop resigns from Anglican Church of Canada over sexual misconduct
RNS An archbishop in the Anglican Church of Canada has resigned due to “acknowledged sexual misconduct,” according to a letter from the denomination’s top official. “With regret and sorrow, the Church announces receipt of allegations of sexual misconduct concerning Archbishop Mark MacDonald,” the 20th April announcement said, noting his resignation was effective immediately. “This is devastating news,” […]
Anglican Church of Canada blunders stoke calls for general secretary to resign
RNS Survivors of abuse and anti-abuse advocates in the Anglican Church of Canada are calling for the denomination’s general secretary to resign, saying he and other ACC leaders have continued to bungle their response to the leak of a draft of an article on sexual misconduct written for the denomination’s paper. “The ACC absolutely has […]
Anglican Church of Canada leaders apologise to survivors, respond to ACCToo
RNS Anglican Church of Canada leaders responded on Sunday to an open letter issued by ACCToo, an advocacy group for victims of sexual abuse in the church. The statement, written by the church’s Council of General Synod, followed “several hours” of “intensive and extensive discussion” about ACCToo’s letter. Published online on 17th February to gain […]
“ACCtoo”: Anglican Church of Canada called to repent for mishandling abuse allegations
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports…
Church of Canada may disappear by 2040, says new report
RNS A “wake-up call.” That’s what Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, called a new report showing there may be no members left in the mainline Canadian denomination in 20 years. General Synod 2019 opens on the evening of 10th July with worship at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Vancouver, British […]
Anglican Church of Canada elects first female archbishop
The Anglican Church of Canada has elected a female archbishop for the first time in its history. Melissa Skelton, bishop of the diocese of New Westminster, was elected by the ecclesiastical province’s electoral college on Saturday. She now becomes the 12th archbishop of the ecclesiastical province of British Columbia and the Yukon. The 67-year-old, who […]
Indigenous bishop welcomes US decision to reroute oil pipeline
A North American indigenous bishop has welcomed a decision in the US which bars an oil pipeline from crossing into land “vital” to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Mark MacDonald, the World Council of Churches president for North America and national indigenous bishop of the Anglican Church of Canada, said it was “good news, Gospel news, to […]