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November 10 2007 By virtueonline Tectonic Plates Shift as Anglican Communion Realigns

"It is clear to us that the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church (TEC) has not given an unequivocal response to the requests of the Primates at Dar es Salaam. Therefore we affirm the conclusion that the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa (CAPA) has reached in the communique of their meeting in Mauritius in October 2007 that "a change in direction from our current trajectory is urgently needed" because "we want unity but not unity at any expense".

November 09 2007 By virtueonline PENNSYLVANIA: Bennison will go to trial. He spun lies about health of Diocese

Bennison then returned to his office and called together a meeting of the staff. He again proclaimed his innocence and said he would fight the charges.

Following his inhibition at midnight Saturday, Bennison was officially out of the diocese. On Monday morning when the Rev. Glenn Matis, head of the Standing Committee, showed up early at diocesan headquarters to take over the day to day operations. The staff showed up later.

November 07 2007 By virtueonline Sexual Schizophrenia In The Episcopal Church

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November 06 2007 By virtueonline Mirage in the Diplomat's Mind: the Myth of the Vibrant Western Anglican Church

Quinn said the current Anglican Communion food fight is symptomatic of wider tensions produced by religious globalization. He described the myth of the "Global South" as a mirage in the desert.

November 04 2007 By virtueonline PENNSYLVANIA: Subdued Diocesan Convention Marks Bennison Exit

No one publicly rose to challenge the bishop on whether he should even be chairing the convention, bearing in mind the severity of the charges leveled against him.

November 02 2007 By virtueonline Bolivian Bishop Blasts Indianapolis Bishop for Saying He is Not Recognized byABC

Waynick wrote: "It may help you to know that this bishop of Bolivia is not recognized by the Archbishop of Canterbury. He recently came here to celebrate confirmations and ordinations, though he is well aware he is in defiance of ancient church councils and Anglican tradition, and his actions have been denounced by the Anglican Consultative Council and the Primates."

November 01 2007 By virtueonline PENNSYLVANIA: Bishop Charles E. Bennison Inhibited

The Committee found there was enough evidence to send Bennison to trial on two counts of the presentment centering on accusations that when he was rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Upland, California, he did not respond properly after learning sometime in 1973 that his brother, John, who worked as a lay youth minister in the parish, was having an affair with a 14-year-old member of the youth group. John Bennison was married at the time, according to the presentment.

October 31 2007 By virtueonline Former Episcopal Priest says TEC Cannot Be Reformed without Holy Spirit

Roseberry said the polity of the Episcopal Church is such that he has come to believe that the church can only be as strong as the people sitting in the pews plus 20 years.

October 30 2007 By virtueonline One In Three Episcopalians Attend Church

And there is no indication it will turn around any time soon, if ever.

Average Sunday attendance for 2006 was reported at 804,688, down 2.6%, or 21,856, from 826,544 in 2005. That's approximately 420 active dues-paying parishioners or the equivalent of six parishes (average size 70) closing across the United States each week.

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