‘Death knell’ for the Anglican communion not really about homosexuality
Posted on June 6, 2008
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As the Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Peter Jensen, prepares to leave for the conference that will decide the fate of the worldwide Anglican church, fresh trouble in North America suggests the 450-year old communion has little hope of holding together. …
But Archbishop Jensen argues: “This dispute is not really about homosexuality. It’s really about authority and who runs the church. And fairly clearly, to most of the rest of us, God runs the church through the Bible.” …
– Full report in The Sydney Morning Herald.
Related: In an article on GAFCON and Lambeth, The New Vision (Uganda) interviewed Archbishop of Uganda, Henry Luke Orombi –
The Church in Uganda was not shutting out gays, but believes that they can change, the archbishop explained. “We believe in the transforming power of Jesus and that homosexuals can change.”
Besides, there were other issues dividing the Church, Orombi stated, citing the assertion that Jesus was not the only way to God and His birth was not of a virgin nature.
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