#GAFCON (conservative, orthodox #Anglicans) has said that it will no longer recognise the authority of the #ArchbishopOfCanterbury.

The statement published on Thursday came almost 2 weeks after Rt Rev Dame Sarah Mullally was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury-designate, becoming the first ever #female to hold the role.

Earlier this year, the Church in Wales also elected Most Rev Cherry Vann, who is in a #samesex #relationship, as Archbishop of Wales.

#religion #misogyny #homophobia #auspol

Sarah Mullally named first woman to be the Archbishop of Canterbury, and thereby the leader of the worldwide 85 million member Anglican communion.

https://religionnews.com/2025/10/03/sarah-mullally-named-the-first-female-archbishop-of-canterbury/

#Anglicans

I'm partly surprised that modern kids as old as 10-11 still believe in #Santa - but I also thought this kind of dour "Low Church" #vicar had disappeared from the CofE in the 1980s (the sort of clergy which kept folk like Farage going to church, although he has apparently since stopped because modern #Anglicans are "too woke")

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/dec/14/primary-school-children-left-in-tears-after-vicar-tells-them-santa-isnt-real

Recently it was discovered that a Methodist pastor was dealing meth. Now we can’t all be in the glamourous business of drug dealing, but here are some other things the religious might be a front for.

If you guessed that a yogi might be a gateway religious icon for yoga, you would be very right. The words are very similar for a reason and lends credence(creedence?) to the rest of our examples.

Have you ever thought that Presbyterians were a bit too nosy for their own good? Well, they might be a front for the press of the world. Always searching for that big scoop that will make a big name for themselves.

Many protestant clergymen are known as ministers. This word is also a verb as to minister to the sick. These twisted people might rejoice in giving service. That’s sick, itself, needing more ministering.

Lutherans could be a front for luthiers, you know, those who make and fix stringed instruments. So if you hear a hoedown coming from behind a Lutheran church, you know what is what.

Monks could be a front for Monkees lovers. They do their awesome chanting until no one is within earshot, then break into, “Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees, and people say we monkey around, but we’re too busy singing to put anybody down.”

The priesthood could mean any criminal priest. Maybe he sells meth like his methodist friend. Or perhaps he’s known for other crimes.

Rabbis could be a front for selling rabbits. Do you have a petting zoo? Go see the rabbi for your rabbits and other small, yet cute, mammal needs.

No matter how much you give to nuns, they are giving none away. After all, they are too busy being married to Jesus.

Anglicans may think they are a front for angels. But they are too busy eyeing the angles for their best advantage.

https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/03/09/things-the-religious-might-be-a-front-for/

#angels #angles #Anglicans #cergymen #chanting #criminalPriest #drugDealing #Lutherans #luthiers #marriedToJesus #meth #MethodistPastor #ministers #Monkees #monks #nuns #Presbyterians #press #priesthood #protestant #rabbis #rabbits #singing #yoga #yogi

Ok, #catholic friends: help this friendly protestant explain Marian devotion?

We toured a Cathedral recently and my kid asked about it. I explained that Mary is honored because through her trust in God, Jesus came. I also could have talked about her and Joseph's raising of Jesus to love and heed God. I know catholics (and #orthodox and perhaps some #Anglicans) have a keener sense of the immediate attention and intercession of the Great Cloud of Witnesses than we do. (Or the communion of the saints, whichever is the better term.) But I feel there's more to it than that.

#Anglicans, #Lutherans mark #TransgenderDayofRemembrance (#TDoR)

Leaders of the #AnglicanChurchofCanada and #EvangelicalLutheranChurchinCanada (ELCIC) condemned #transphobia and called for #acceptance of #transgender #people.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Canada #Spirituality #Religion #TDoR

https://anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-lutherans-mark-transgender-day-of-remembrance/

#Colonalism’s #legacy seen in #marriage #debate

Some #Anglicans are debating whether an attitude of #superiority continues to affect the Communion’s wealthier Western provinces in discussions on #samesexmarriage, despite explicit #condemnations of #colonialism in a statement by #Lambeth #bishops that deals, among other things, with #samesex #unions

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Africa #UK #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
https://anglicanjournal.com/colonalisms-legacy-seen-in-marriage-debate/