November 1, 2007 Australia’s Anglicans clear way for women bishops

Supporters of women’s ordination have cheered a decision by the highest court of the Anglican Church of Australia clearing the way for women to become bishops, but opponents criticized the measure as being potentially divisive.

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October 1, 2007 Trouble brews over gay issue

The General Synod of the Anglican province of Central Africa, which met in early September in Malawi, replaced the provincial dean because of his “pro-gay” and pro-American viewpoints, according to The Living Church magazine.

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September 27, 2007 New primate set to meet Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop Fred Hiltz will travel to England’s Lambeth Palace where he will meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Oct. 16, his first time as primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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September 26, 2007 U.S. bishops echo General Convention in message to Anglican Communion

Bishops of the Episcopal Church ended their six-day meeting in New Orleans by rejecting calls from some Anglican leaders abroad for a tougher stance against the inclusion of gay and lesbian people in the life of the church.

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September 21, 2007 No ultimatum in request for September response, says Williams

The second day of meetings on Sept. 21 between American Episcopal bishops, the Archbishop of Canterbury and international Anglican representatives produced some heated exchanges over the contentious issue of homosexuality.

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September 21, 2007 U.S. bishops challenge Archbishop of Canterbury on first day of meetings

The first day of meetings between the Archbishop of Canterbury and U.S. Episcopal bishops featured table discussions of the controversy over sexuality roiling the Anglican world and the occasional pointed criticism of Rowan Williams.

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July 3, 2007 Greetings

Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, arrived on the last day of General Synod to bring greetings from the U.S. church. Among the other observers and international visitors to the Canadian church meeting were John Sentamu, Archbishop of York (centre) and Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion.

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July 3, 2007 Observers give bird’s-eye view of Synod meeting

International and local observers at General Synod not only brought greetings from their churches and organizations but most also commented to the gathering on the issue of human sexuality that has divided Anglicans in Canada and around the world.

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July 3, 2007 Synod defeats Windsor’s moratorium on blessing

One of the first skirmishes on same-sex issues took place early in General Synod as members defeated a motion that would have called on dioceses to comply with a moratorium on blessing ceremonies for gay couples.

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July 3, 2007 ACC membership change resisted

General Synod members voted to send a message to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) that adding all Anglican primates (national bishops) to the membership of the ACC, one of the four instruments of unity of the Anglican Communion, would be an unwelcome change.

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