The Deacon and the Archbishop: correspondence on the Resurrection of Christ
Back at the end of March I wrote about the Dean of Perth, John Shepherd, and his Easter Message, “We need to challenge the belief that the Resurrection from the Dead was a physical resurrection”. At the time I mentioned that I had written to the Archbishop with my concern that an ordained clergyman under his direct authority had openly denied the doctrine of the Anglican Church of Australia.
Since that time, the Archbishop has been gracious enough to respond to not one but a number of emails from me and as that conversation comes to a close I wanted to let you all know how it had gone.
Let me start by pointing out how courteous Archbishop Herft of Perth has been. I am a lowly newly-ordained deacon in the church and he is an Archbishop. …
– David Ould writes at Stand Firm. (Photos: davidould.net / Diocese of Perth.)
Anger at Anglican gay ‘wedding’
Traditionalists in the Anglican Church have been angered by reports that two gay clergymen have exchanged vows in a version of a marriage ceremony.
The service, at St Bartholomew the Great Church in the City of London last month, used formal rites and was said to be the first in the Anglican Church. …
– Report from the BBC. See also this story from MailOnline.