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February 03 2023 By dvirtue Welby 'would rather see C of E disestablished than split over same-sex marriage'

Several MPs broached the question of whether the C of E should retain its status as the established church when it was out of step with the law of the land and with public opinion.

Welby replied that he would rather see the church disestablished than risk losing conservative groups within the global Anglican church, the Guardian has been told by people present.

A spokesperson for the archbishop said they did not recognise the comments attributed to Welby.

January 31 2023 By dvirtue LONDON: St. Helen's Bishopsgate Responds to Living in Love and Faith

Dear Bishop Sarah,

As the members of the PCC's standing committee, we are writing on behalf of the St Helen Bishopsgate PCC, and our various congregations, to express our grave disappointment and concern at the House of Bishops' response to Living in Love and Faith.

January 31 2023 By dvirtue 14 CofE BISHOPS AFFIRM CofE DOCTRINE OF MARRIAGE

The Bishop of Woolwich, Karowei Dorgu

The Bishop of Lancaster, Jill Duff

The Bishop of Rochester, Jonathan Gibbs

The Bishop of Hereford, Richard Jackson

The Bishop of Carlisle, James Newcombe

The Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow

The Bishop of Islington, Ric Thorpe

The Bishop of Chichester, Martin Warner

The Bishop of Guildford, Andrew Watson

The Bishop of Sheffield, Pete Wilcox

January 30 2023 By dvirtue Church in row over plan to show Pride flag on altar over claims it politicises place of worship and will lead to 'moral anarchy'

Church reverend Canon Karen Rooms claims the huge fabric Progress Pride Flag is merely a way of letting visitors know they are 'welcome and safe'.

But opponents, including parishioners and General Synod members have accused the church, parts of which date from around 900AD, of 'woke' virtue signalling.

January 30 2023 By dvirtue Welby joins protesters outside Lambeth Palace to defend Bishops' same-sex stance

"Let's do what we can now, and see what happens," Archbishop Welby said on Monday.

"To get something through for equal marriage would require legislation. And legislation has to carry by two-thirds in each house of Synod. . .

"If we go any further [than blessings], it's three years of legislative fighting, and quite possibly a defeat at the end of it. . .the Bishops together want to do something that avoids
that -- and the discussion continues."

January 28 2023 By dvirtue CEEC formally responds to House of Bishops' proposals and subsequent public communications

We wish to alert the House of Bishops to the depth, breadth and strength of opposition to their proposals among members of CEEC, which represents lay and ordained, charismatic and conservative and open, egalitarian and complementarian evangelicals.

January 25 2023 By dvirtue TRADITIONAL TEACHING IS NOW A SAFEGUARDING ISSUE

Gender identity ideology looks very much like Gnosticism

January 22 2023 By dvirtue What are the bishops saying and doing in response to the end of LLF?

Will the different responses to any of the above cohere with each other?
Will bishops in their dioceses act with integrity to the questions asked above?

January 19 2023 By dvirtue THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FACING REALITY

The Church of England has officially announced that it will release unofficial new liturgies, which will in fact not contradict the old liturgies, though in order to ensure the fact that this is appreciated these new liturgies must be officially received without having been seen or even yet written by its ruling body the Church synod, who themselves will not officially approve of them as to do so would require a two thirds majority which they don't need because officially there is no change t

January 18 2023 By dvirtue Church divided over promotion of bishop who opposes ordination of women as priests

The Church of England has been ordaining women as priests since 1994 and as bishops since 2015. Bishop North is one of a small number of bishops who refuse to ordain women. This had proved a stumbling block in his career. In 2012 he was appointed Bishop of Whitby but withdrew after protests. He became Bishop of Burnley in 2015, but when it was announced two years later that he was to move to Sheffield, there was an outcry, and he again withdrew. Friends say the experience shattered him.

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