February 1, 2010 Will Canada show the worldwide Anglican Communion a way forward?

Should Canadian Anglicans be able to break through the impasse on sexuality, “it could well become a vibrant model of the kind of renewed Christian community that has much to teach the wider church,” say two U.K. pastoral visitors.

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January 9, 2010 'We just wish it would all go away'

There is “general pessimism” among bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada about the potential for “any clear resolution” of the divisive issue of sexuality at the church’s upcoming General Synod in Halifax this June. This is one of the many observations recently made by two pastoral visitors from the U.K. They were deputized by the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams attend the four-day meeting of the House of Bishops last November in Niagara., Ont and report back.

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January 1, 2010 New West can keep churches

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that the diocese of New Westminster can retain possession of four church properties worth more than $20 million. Members of congregations in these churches, who joined the more conservative Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC), claimed these properties were held in trust for them.

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January 1, 2010 More same-sex blessings

The diocese of Montreal will allow priests to bless same-gender couples who have been civilly married. Montreal becomes the fourth diocese in the Anglican Church of Canada to offer a sacrament for same-sex blessing. Diocesan bishop of Montreal, Barry Clarke, said that the rite can also be used to bless married heterosexual couples.

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December 1, 2009 The story of Beth and Ruth

The Rev. Ruth Pogson didn’t live to see it, but her spouse thinks she would have been pleased that their “seven years in exile” from the church is now over.

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December 1, 2009 Conflict resolution expert sent to observe at HOB

Conflict resolution is not for the faint of heart. “It’s very, very hard work. And it’s often a long-term process,” says the retired bishop of Coventry, Colin James Bennetts, who for the last 15 years has devoted a great deal of...

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December 1, 2009 Canadians ‘do not leave the table’

The Anglican Church of Canada is “committed to walking together” with the rest of the Anglican Communion, two pastoral visitors commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury have declared.

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December 1, 2009 Diocese tests same-gender blessing at one church

Bishop John Chapman has given a church in the diocese of Ottawa permission to begin offering a rite of blessing to same-gender couples who are civilly married.

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December 1, 2009 Clergy in same-gender relationships can now work in diocese of B.C.

Bishop James Cowan of the diocese of British Columbia has reversed a policy that prohibits clergy in same-gender relationships from serving in the diocese. As a result, he has been able to match up a parish looking for clergy,...

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November 26, 2009 Court rules church properties remain with diocese of New Westminster

The Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled yesterday that the Anglican Church of Canada’s diocese of New Westminster retains possession of four church properties worth an estimated $20 million. Members of congregations in these churches, who voted to leave the Anglican Church of Canada and join the more conservative Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC), claimed these properties were held in trust for them.

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