Friday, April 17, 2009

Anglican "entity" has blessing of bishops

'Unprecedented'
Charles Lewis, National Post
Friday, April 17, 2009

The move to create a new conservative Anglican jurisdiction in North America got an enormous boost yesterday as bishops representing three-quarters of the faith's worldwide adherents said they would recognize the breakaway faction in defiance of the wishes of the established churches of Canada and the United States.

Meeting in London, the leaders of Anglican churches from Africa and other parts of the Southern Hemisphere said the new "province" would be seen as the home to "faithful Anglicans" in Canada and the United States and would be considered part of the worldwide communion.

The decision to recognize the new entity is another strong sign that the real power in the Church is quickly shifting from the Global North to the Global South and that Canterbury, the traditional seat of Anglicanism, is losing its authority. the rest

For another take on the new "entity", see MCJ's
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
It gives me great pleasure to announce that a new Episcopal buzzword has entered the world.

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