By Harry Farley, Christian Today. Nearly a hundred evangelical leaders have written to Church of England bishops warning that any change in teaching or practice over same-sex relationships would cause “fundamental disunity”. The letter was sent to every bishop including the Archbishop of Canterbury on Tuesday as they consider whether to introduce some form of…
By Jonathan Petre, The Daily Mail. Church leaders from Africa and Asia are threatening to walk out of a crucial meeting chaired by the Archbishop of Canterbury unless American bishops drop their support for gay marriage. Archbishop Justin Welby last year invited the leaders of the worldwide Anglican Church to the summit in Canterbury next…
By Andrew Brown, The Guardian. The archbishop of Canterbury is proposing to effectively dissolve the fractious and bitterly divided worldwide Anglican communion and replace it with a much looser grouping. Justin Welby has summoned all of the 38 leaders of the national churches of the Anglican communion to a meeting in Canterbury next January, where…
By Leonardo Blair Unless the church makes a substantial breakthrough in attracting young people back to the faith, Christianity in Britain is just “a generation away from extinction,” says former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey. Referencing the Church of England’s warning that shrinking attendance could challenge its role as a “national institution,” Lord Carey pointed…