Authentic Anglicanism: Interview with Ed Loane

Posted on February 5, 2026 
Filed under Sydney Diocese, Theology

From The Australian Church Record, here’s an interview with Ed Loane first published in their Synod 2025 Journal:

“ACR: Ed, thanks for chatting with the ACR in your role as a member of the Sydney Diocesan Doctrine Commission.

In his presidential address to the Brisbane Synod on the 25 June 2022, Archbishop Philip Aspinall made comments that caused the Sydney Diocesan Standing Committee some concern. What were these comments?

EL: The Archbishop spent a large section of his speech focused on the Diocese of Sydney, and particularly its advocacy of the traditional Christian position in relation to human sexuality. He sought to downplay the seriousness of fundamental differences in theology by portraying them as simply typical of Anglicanism throughout its history. …”

– What’s authentic Anglicanism, and how is it different from “comprehensive” Anglicanism?