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April 21 2005
ROME: Myths, challenges and censure: Pope Benedict XVI gets to work
"Where did the tough guy image come from? It's a myth," Father Joseph Augustine di Noia said. "As with all myths, once the people see him and he talks, they are going to say: 'What we thought about this man was not true.' "
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April 21 2005
ECUSA: Orthodox Bishops request emergency meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury
Citing examples from the dioceses of Kansas, Lexington, Los Angeles and Pennsylvania, the bishops described to Archbishop Williams an Episcopal Church in “continued decline” with average Sunday attendance expected to drop “below 800,000 in 2004.”
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April 19 2005
CONNECTICUT: Statement from "Tthe Connecticut Six"
As we have consistently maintained, we and our congregations stand united with the truth as revealed in Scripture as well as the teaching of Anglicanism upheld by the primates, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lambeth Conference, the Anglican Consultative Council and some 70 million Anglicans worldwide. It is inconceivable to us that anyone could interpret our position as "abandonment of communion" as we have stated over and over our commitment to the communion.
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April 19 2005
PHILADELPHIA: Episcopal priest who turned Druid changes his mind
In a voice mail to The Inquirer, Melnyk said he had removed the Druid group's Web site from the Internet and was cutting his ties with Druid spirituality. He attributed his decision to "events that have transpired in the last 24 hours."
Melnyk did not elaborate, and said he would not comment further. He and his wife left over the weekend for a vacation abroad and were not available for comment.
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April 19 2005
CONNECTICUT: Priests, bishop huddle
They passed 10 Connecticut parishioners on the way, including six from St. John's Church in Bristol, and nearly twice that many members of the media. The priests were immediately escorted inside Diocesan House, the West End mansion that is the headquarters of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut.
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April 19 2005
CONNECTICUT: Embattled Priests Buoyed By Support
"Dear Bishop Smith, I pray for your return to traditional Episcopal principles and morals," said one.
"I stand behind him 100 percent - I stand behind all of the six priests," said Eleanor Little, 73, a longtime parish member. "[Hansen] stands for the truth, and for tradition - it's about what the Bible says. It's been that way for a long time and we don't want it changed."
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April 19 2005
CONNECTICUT: Bishop Smith says Accord with Six has failed
For the past 11 months, six rectors of the Diocese of Connecticut, together with the leadership of the parishes they serve, have refused to accept their relationship with their bishop.
In the past year I have offered to arrange for another bishop to be their pastor and parish visitor. To date they have refused that offer.
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April 18 2005
LONDON: Stand Up for Jesus: Anglo-Catholics rally for priestly ideals
For the celebration, entitled "Stand Up for Jesus", the Royal Albert Hall had been transformed into a dramatic stage for worship: a red-and-gold fronted altar supported six giant candles, behind which sat 24 bishops.
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April 18 2005
Pro-Abortion & Gay Bishop Alliance Not Surprising
"Long before the 'religious right' was objecting to abortions, Planned Parenthood was objecting to the violence against women when butchers were performing all the abortions here in America," Robinson said.
"Yours is amazing history -- and I hope you are as proud as you should be."
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April 18 2005
CONNECTICUT: Six embattled Episcopal priests still mulling meeting with bishop
Smith had said the priests faced removal as early as Friday for failing to meet with him to work out a solution and shirking their financial obligations to the diocese.
But he issued a statement Friday evening saying he wants to meet with the priests Monday before he takes action. Bishop Gordon Paul Scruton of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts would also attend.
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