Arthur Stanley sighs over the rich man’s quiet crime: he did nothing. No blow, no theft—just velvet comfort while Lazarus waited at the gate. And isn’t that the modern defense? Sympathy in theory, distance in practice. Oh, the sin of folded hands. So—what will you actually do?

#lazarus #luke16 #anglican #gospel #biblereading #acna #gafcon

The Anglican Split

There may well be a few accusations of heresy in the Anglican world after a big split.

Anglicanism, known in the UK as The Church of England, has split asunder. Prior to this split, the first among equals (essentially the leader) in the Anglican world was the Archbishop of Canterbury. That has now changed.

A large and more conservative element within The Anglican Communion (Gafcon) had formed their own thing within the wider stage of global Anglicanism. Very recently, they declared that they were the true Anglicans and those who remain under Canterbury were not. This kind of excommunicates the Church of England. That sounds an awful lot like an accusation of heresy to me.

What’s got Gafcon’s knickers in a twist are things like the appointment of a female archbishop because this is a boys-only club (no girls allowed) or something. They are also upset that Anglican vicars are allowed to be okay with same-sex marriages.

The issues which divide the global Anglican Communion included the ordination of women bishops in 2014 and the acceptance of same-sex relationships in 2023.

Many conservative Christians believe that only men should be consecrated as bishops.

The BBC giving a more balanced report if you like that sort of thing.

Choose your heresy – whichever side you pick, you’ll pretty much be something of a heretic to the other side. Gafcon have gone on record calling the current state of the Church of England “in apostasy”. To be an apostate is just a fancy way to say being a heretic.

#Anglican #change #ChurchOfEngland #Gafcon #ordinationOfWomen #sameGenderMarriage #splitsAndDivisions

#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

The future has arrived: GAFCON takes control of the Anglican Communion

To our dear Anglican brothers and sisters in Christ. Grace and peace to you in the name of…
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