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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October 1, 2003 Toronto blessing passes quietly

Toronto A Toronto parish has performed what may be the first public blessing of a same-sex marriage in Canada’s largest diocese. Alison Kemper and Joyce Barnett, two Anglican deacons who have worked actively for...

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October 1, 2003 Telling their stories

The Toronto chapter of Integrity, a support group for gay and lesbian Anglicans, is preparing a publication about the lives of gay Anglicans for distribution at General Synod next spring. The working title, according to the...

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October 1, 2003 Conservatives gather in U.S. for strategy session

Anglican conservatives opposed to the election of a gay U.S. bishop and blessing ceremonies for homosexual couples will be gathering in Dallas, Oct. 7-9. The gathering was announced in Minneapolis last August, after the...

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October 1, 2003 Gay-positive conference aims to influence Lambeth agenda

Organizers of an international conference scheduled for later this month hope not only to put homosexuality issues on the radar of the world’s Anglican bishops but to affect the agenda of their next international meeting...

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