Entries Tagged as “Primates”

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New Primate elected for the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
Channel: Anglican Communion News Service
By:  Benjamin Guyer on September 16, 2009 Excerpt: The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has elected Nicholas Orogodo Okoh as its fourth Primate in succession to the Most Revd Peter Akinola. The announcement was made on 15 September…   Read full post >>

Global South delegates on ACC-14
Channel: Global South Anglican
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on May 14, 2009 Excerpt: We have taken part in the whole process of discernment and decision-making at ACC-14. We wish to share with our own provinces and the wider Communion our observations and initial…   Read full post >>

Between the Primates’ Meeting and the ACC
By:  Graham Kings on April 30, 2009
Excerpt:  co-published with the Church of England Newspaper, 30 April 2009 Something imperceptible and intangible seems to have happened at the Primates’ Meeting in Alexandria in February 2009. It is not…   Read full post >>

Design Group readies Anglican Covenant revision
Channel: Episcopal Life  Author: Matthew Davies
By:  Craig Uffman on April 04, 2009 Excerpt: [Episcopal News Service] The group charged with "designing" a covenant that could be used as a unifying set of principles among the provinces of the Anglican Communion met March 30-April…   Read full post >>

Scots Respond to Primates, Draft of Covenant
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on March 24, 2009 Excerpt: Two documents from within the Scottish Episcopal Church have come to light through What's in Kevin's Head (subtitle: The weblog of Kevin Holdsworth, Provost of St. Mary's College, Glasgow). The…   Read full post >>

Diversity
By:   Fr. Tony Clavier on February 13, 2009 Excerpt: I've been musing about Anglican diversity. When I was young our diversity ran from those who believed in a sacerdotal priesthood, Apostolic Succession, the Sacrifice of the Mass, auricular confession…   Read full post >>

The Anglicans in Egypt: A Deeper Communion
By:  Jordan Hylden on February 11, 2009
Excerpt:  from First Things Online “Are we a global church, or are we a federation of local bodies?” At the close of last week’s meeting of the Anglican primates in Egypt,…   Read full post >>

Analysis of Primates’ Communique
Channel: Living Church  Author: Steve Waring
By:  Craig Uffman on February 10, 2009 Excerpt: The Episcopal Church and the proposed Anglican Church of North America both received support, as well as pointed but fair questions about their conduct and objectives. For instance, The Episcopal…   Read full post >>

Fort Worth Response to Alexandria  Author: Bishop Jack Iker
By:  Sam Keyes on February 10, 2009 Excerpt: The idea of mediated conversations has been tried before, but I suppose there is no harm in trying again. Yes, we know there are “difficulties” and “concerns” about the possibility…   Read full post >>

A Summary of U.S. Responses to Primates’ Communique
Channel: Episcopal Life  Author: Mary Frances Schjonberg
By:  Craig Uffman on February 07, 2009 Excerpt: Archbishop Bob Duncan of the ACNA is "certainly open to mediated conversations" called for by the primates of the Anglican Communion, but added that his organization "will need to see…   Read full post >>

Primates soften covenant proposal
Channel: Living Church  Author: George Conger
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on February 03, 2009 Excerpt: There has been a "pulling back from the language of sanctions and teeth" in the crafting of the Anglican Covenant, the Primate of Australia told reporters at the Primates' Meeting…   Read full post >>

Akinola speaks
Channel: Living Church  Author: George Conger
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on February 02, 2009 Excerpt: If the meeting of the primates of the Anglican Communion in Alexandria fails to address the issues of same-gender blessings and homosexual bishops this week in Egypt, some of the…   Read full post >>

Decoding the ABC in Egypt
Channel: Guardian  Author: Riazat Butt
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on February 02, 2009 Excerpt: From the pulpit of St Mark's Pro-Cathedral in Alexandria, the archbishop of Canterbury praised the transforming and redeeming qualities of acceptance, diversity and stillness. Though Rowan Williams' words on Sunday…   Read full post >>

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