At Lambeth, Anglican Communion abandons vote on same-sex marriage
Canterbury England RNS The prejudice felt by gay people over same-sex marriage is the new racism, according to the head of the Episcopal Church of the United States. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, in an interview with Religion News Service on Tuesday, said that in the United States, “the issue of gay […]
Communion row over same-sex marriage overshadows Lambeth Conference opening
London, UKRNS Bishops from the Global South announced during a meeting of leaders of the Anglican Communion that they will refuse Holy Communion from bishops with gay partners and from those who support same-sex marriage. The announcement came on Friday morning at the Lambeth Conference, being held in Canterbury, as the orthodox bishops also pressed […]
Same-sex marriage sparks divisive debate at twice-delayed Lambeth Conference
London, UKRNS Anglican bishops from all over the world began the Lambeth Conference this week amid a furious conflict over same-sex marriage and a scramble by the archbishop of Canterbury and other church leaders to defuse it. The conference, meeting for the first time in 14 years, was supposed to be an attempt to bring […]
Lodging for spouses becomes Anglicans’ latest battleground over LGBT clergy
LondonRNS A British university that customarily houses those attending the Anglican Communion’s worldwide gathering of bishops is welcoming same-sex clergy couples to stay on campus despite the Archbishop of Canterbury’s attempt to ban gay and lesbian bishops’ spouses from the 2020 Lambeth Conference. For years the issue of homosexuality and how the Church of England […]
Episcopal bishops object to same-sex spouses’ disinvitation to global conference
LondonRNS Three bishops from the Episcopal Diocese of New York have written an open letter to their clergy and parishioners to express their dismay at a request by the Archbishop of Canterbury that two gay bishops not bring their spouses to the Anglican Communion’s Lambeth Conference in July, 2020. The letter also explains why, despite […]