Category - gay row

Archbishop still hopeful about the Anglican Communion's future

staff writers — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:14:33 +0100

After two days of "encouraging" talks with the Episcopal Church's House of Bishops in the USA, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams told reporters prior to setting off on his Middle East trip that he is still hopeful about the Anglican Communion's future.

Williams in confidential meetings to try to resolve Anglican arguments

staff writers — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:27:35 +0100

The Archbishop of Canterbury is set to hold a confidential meeting with lesbian and gay members of the Church of England, to complement his attempts to communicate with conservative activists, claims a newspaper.

Desmond Tutu pleads for no exclusions at Lambeth Conference

staff writers — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:38:41 +0100

Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town Desmond Tutu has made an emotional appeal to Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams to invite all Anglican bishops to the 2008 global Lambeth Conference, "even those irregularly consecrated or actively gay."

Computer software fingers Akinola's letter

Simon Barrow — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:29:03 +0100

Further to out story about accusations that the Nigerian Anglican Primate is being used by Western conservatives, the Church Times newspaper has a report by correspondent Pat Ashworth headed