Monday, June 19, 2006

A Split in the Anglican Church - Inevitable?

Anglicans must split, says bishop

A split in the Anglican Church is inevitable with divisions between liberal and conservative factions "irreconcilable", a senior bishop says. The Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, told the Daily Telegraph there were "virtually two religions" in the Church.

His comments came as the US Episcopal Church chose a woman as its next leader - the first Anglican Church to do so.

The US Church has also controversially ordained the first openly gay bishop.
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"The right choice is in line with the Bible and the Church's teaching down the ages, not some new-fangled religion we have invented to respond to the 21st Century."

He said the US Church has become detached from its Anglican roots.
It seems, generally speaking, that the US has become detached from its Christian roots and heritage...

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