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November 29 2004 By virtueonline TORONTO: Diocese defers decision on same-sex blessings

The mover and seconder of the motion to defer, Rev. Andy Leroux and Mary Walsh, noted that General Synod, meeting last June, voted to refer the question to the Primate's Theological Commission, whose members are appointed by the primate and consider questions relevant to Anglican theology and authority.

November 28 2004 By virtueonline PROFILE: Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold

Bishop FRANK GRISWOLD (Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church USA): It has not been easy to be the presiding bishop in this season.

November 28 2004 By virtueonline LONDON: Williams tells clergy: stop gay bashing

Williams warns that ill-judged words can lead to suicide or even murder. He cites the homophobic killing last month of David Morley in London. “Any words that could make it easier for someone to attack or abuse a homosexual person are words of which we must repent,” he writes.

The 3-page missive, sent out on Friday night, warns of serious consequences if Anglicans do not heal their rift.

November 28 2004 By virtueonline LONDON: Dreams should be sustaining, says Williams

In the same lecture, Dr Williams responded to fears that faith-based groups’ activity in the voluntary sector is a "Trojan horse"; and he called on statutory bodies that were suspicious of faith-based initiatives to reconsider their position. "I don’t think that a voluntary sector with strong faith representation is necessarily a tool of fundamentalist repression. Instead, government departments should negotiate with them," Dr Williams said.

November 28 2004 By virtueonline CEN: US funds rejected by Kenyan Church

For the past six years Trinity Wall Street in New York has funded the
Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK)’s TEE programme.

Administered by ACK’s Provincial office and validated by Church Army’s
Carlile College in Nairobi, TEE in Kenya has over 4000 students enrolled in its basic course and over 450 students in its Certificate programme.

November 28 2004 By virtueonline WASHINGTON, DC: Gay issues slowly erode Episcopal membership

But the report also reprimands Third World bishops who have crossed diocesean lines to help marooned conservative parishes.

Within a few days of the report's release Oct. 18 in London, two Episcopal parishes in Washington state joined the Anglican Diocese of Recife, Brazil.

November 26 2004 By virtueonline LOS ANGELES: Episcopal Bishop to Stop Blessing Same-Sex Unions

Bruno said he wanted to seek an accommodation in the controversy that erupted in August when the three parishes unilaterally declared that they had left the diocese and the U.S. Episcopal Church over differences involving Scripture and homosexuality. They said they had placed themselves under the jurisdiction of the Anglican Church in Uganda.

November 26 2004 By virtueonline ENGLAND: Eight Church of England Bishops vote for gay 'marriage'

Attempts were led by Baroness O’Cathain to extend the provision of the Bill to include siblings living together and carers, who she said also suffered from the injustice that the Bill sought to put right. But her amendments failed.

November 25 2004 By virtueonline NEWARK: For some Episcopal churches, it's a struggle to remain open

Croneberger, Newark's bishop for six years, said in his November/December column that "maybe as many as one-third" of the diocese's 114 churches, "from everything I know, or read, or hear, are struggling mightily to keep the doors open."

November 24 2004 By virtueonline WASHINGTON, DC: Companions of St. Peter the Apostle Launched

Fr. Earle Fox celebrated the mass and preached a sermon on the role of the father in the family and society in the late 19th century Gothic Revival chapel.

The failure of fathers to play the role envisioned for them by God -- as revealed in the Judeo-Christian tradition -- has caused great harm to the family and society, Fr. Fox told the congregation.

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