November 1, 2003 Yukon bishop faces discipline

The controversy in the diocese of New Westminster over whether to bless gay relationships took a grave turn last month as Archbishop David Crawley moved to discipline the diocesan bishop of the Yukon, Terrence Buckle, for...

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November 1, 2003 Senior bishops warn off those ‘dividing’ church

In an unusual open message about the same-sex blessing issue in New Westminster, the primate, Archbishop Michael Peers, and the four metropolitans, or senior bishops, of the Anglican Church of Canada, criticized Bishop...

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November 1, 2003 Canadian conservatives plead case to sympathizers at U.S. conference

DallasA three-day meeting of conservative Anglicans in early October denounced the Episcopal Church of the United States' (ECUSA) approval of an openly gay bishop, called on the primates of the Anglican Communion to...

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November 1, 2003 Synod speaker sparks debate

Quebec Members of the ecclesiastical province of Canada debated the choice of the senior bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) as the guest preacher at the closing ceremony of General Synod next...

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November 1, 2003 Sexuality row hits home for St. John’s priest

Mount Pearl , Nfld.Amid the global row over same-sex marriage and homosexuality that threatens to break up the Anglican Communion, Rev. Robin Barrett came out. Mr. Barrett, 44, who has been a priest for 21 years...

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November 1, 2003 Primates see threat to unity

LondonWhile declaring "a deeper commitment to work together," leaders of the worldwide Anglican church at an emergency meeting in October warned that liberalizing attitudes toward homosexuality "jeopardize our...

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November 1, 2003 Pope notes difficulties on gay clergy issue

A strengthening of relations but also the recognition of new problems marked the first official visit of Archbishop Rowan Williams, the head of the Anglican Communion, with Pope John Paul II. In spite of the...

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October 1, 2003 Church calendars filled with meetings in October

October will see an unusual number of gatherings – some called only recently – that will affect the Anglican Communion and the Anglican Church of Canada. The Journal offers an advance look at these important...

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October 1, 2003 Divisions over same-sex blessings deepen over ‘illegal’ actions

The split between conservative parishes in the diocese of New Westminster and diocesan leaders widened in September as a bishop from outside the diocese was “commissioned” by two foreign primates and diocesan bishop...

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October 1, 2003 Niagara suspends priest over same-sex marriage

Bishop Ralph Spence of Niagara announced in early September he had suspended a priest’s licence to perform marriages after the priest presided over the wedding of a gay couple. Bishop Spence declined to identify the...

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