Personal letters of recognition were delivered Tuesday evening at the Cathedral Church of the Good Samaritan at an extraordinary diocesan meeting. Canon Bill Atwood, spokesman for Archbishop Venables said, "Although there is a Panel of Reference that has been created to deal with exactly this sort of theological disagreement, the slow pace at which the Panel has been moving has left Bishop Cavalcanti and his clergy vulnerable.
Read moreThose charges relate to the conduct of Bishop Smith in respect to six parishes, their rectors and congregations in the Diocese of Connecticut. Those parishes are: Bishop Seabury Church, Groton; Christ Church, Watertown; Christ & the Epiphany Church, East Haven; St. John's Church, Bristol; St. Paul's Church, Darien; and Trinity Church, Bristol (the "Parishes").
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Read moreThose missing include Maher Dakel, the lay pastor; his wife, Mona, who leads the women's section of the church; their son Yeheya; the church's pianist and music director, Firas Raad; the deputy lay pastor; and their driver, whose name has not been disclosed.
Canon White last heard news of the five on September 13, when he was told that they had been attacked the day before while returning from Jordan on the notoriously dangerous road between Ramadi and Fallujah.
Read moreThe civil suit follows months of theological dispute and hostile actions by Bishop Smith, who stands in "opposition to traditional Christianity and Anglican teaching." Bishop Seabury Church, Groton; Christ Church, Watertown; Christ & The Epiphany Church, East Haven; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Darien; Trinity Church, Bristol; and St.
Read moreLike other divorces, though, this one's going to court. And nervous officials from every mainline Protestant denomination in New York will be watching to see what the state Supreme Court in Orange County decides. At a time when churches across the country are threatening to cut denominational ties over ideological differences, especially in regard to homosexuality, the question of who owns church property may have vast religious and financial ramifications.
Read morePortland was chosen as the site for the meeting of the House of Bishops, which brings together bishops from national churches from North and South America and the Caribbean every three years. That meeting preceded others, including one for leaders of the American church and church leaders from New England and New York.
Read moreNow that the Synod (in July) has voted to move ahead we are looking not simply opposing the legislation but ensuring that if it goes ahead provision is made for all who believe it to be wrong.
Submissions are being made to the Guildford Group. The aim of the petition is to have a tangible indication of the need for provision that is acceptable to evangelicals.
Read moreBut the Right Reverend Anthony Priddis said Ms Jones - being ordained on Saturday - was "made and loved by God".
What's important is that she's a person made by God, loved by God and given gifts by God who feels that she's called to be a priest, said The Right Reverend Anthony Priddis
Ms Jones was a "superb candidate" who had the gender realignment surgery "many years ago - long before she explored the possibility of being ordained", Bishop Priddis said.
Read moreHe said what was remaining now was for the Provincial Head Archbishop Bernard Malango to set dates for the sitting of a Court of Confirmation which involves Bishops from all the Dioceses of the Province.
Read moreWe came to see and we came to listen - and to try to understand the human dimensions of an unholy situation in a land most holy. We each encountered the voices of individuals, organizations and officials that we had never heard before. In session after session, we confronted the realities on the ground and gained new understandings of, and an appreciation for, the deep complexities of the conflicts that consume Israelis, Palestinians and us alike.
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