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In 2002, the synod of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster authorized its bishop to produce a service for blessing same-sex unions, to be used in any parish of the diocese that requests it. A number of synod members walked out to protest the decision. They declared themselves out of communion with the bishop and the synod, and they appealed to the Archbishop of Canterbury and other Anglican primates and bishops for help. (1) J. I. Packer was one of those who walked out. When asked why he walked out, he answered, “Because this decision, taken in its context, falsifies the gospel of Christ, abandons the authority of Scripture, jeopardizes the salvation of fellow human beings, and betrays the church in its God -appointed role as the bastion and bulwark of divine truth.” In other words, it was Packer’s confidence in the functional, life-directing authority of Scripture that led to this decision. “My primary authority,” wrote Packer, “is a Bible writer named Paul. For many decades n...

LONDON, November 9, 2012, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Prime Minister David Cameron has chosen Justin Welby , the former bishop of Durham, as the new Archbishop of Canterbury to replace Rowan Williams . Welby has wasted no time in revealing his interests and intentions regarding the hot button issues facing the Church of England like homosexuality in the clergy and the ordination of female bishops. In comments that are unlikely to settle any of the disputes within the 77 million member global Anglican Communion , Welby said he agrees with the Church of England bishops’ opposition to “gay marriage” but wholeheartedly supports the ordination of women. “In 10 days or so the general Synod will vote on the ordination of women as bishops,” he said. “I will be voting in favour and join my voice to many others in urging the Synod to go forward with this change.” In a brief speech following the announcement of his appointment, Welby said he supports the decision of the House of Bishops to oppo...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, November 5, 2012, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Despite apparent support for same-sex “marriage” from leadership in the Anglican Church, Rowan Williams , the Archbishop of Canterbury admitted recently at a youth forum in New Zealand that most of those who fill the pews of Anglican Churches around the world favor a traditional definition of marriage. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury. According to a  Taonga News report , the comment came during a question-and-answer session in which one of the participants asked, “New Zealand is debating a bill to authorize same sex marriage. What do Anglicans  have to say about same sex marriage?” “The Anglican Church has quite a lot to say about this issue – but it’s not always the same thing that people are saying,” Williams responded. “I’d say that for the vast majority of Anglicans in the world, the idea of same-sex marriage is not something they can come to terms with.” Bishop Jeffe...

LONDON, June 12, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - In its submission to the government consultation on same-sex “marriage,” the Church of England stated it cannot support the proposal. The submission, sent to Home Secretary , Theresa May , with a letter signed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, called the same-sex “marriage” proposal “divisive”, “essentially ideological” and “deeply unwise.” “To change the nature of marriage for everyone will be divisive and deliver no obvious legal gains given the rights already conferred by civil partnerships,” wrote the prelates of the Church of England. “We also believe that imposing for essentially ideological reasons a new meaning on a term as familiar and fundamental as marriage would be deeply unwise.” The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Dr. Rowan Williams and John Sentamu The Church’s document pointed out that the government’s consultation paper, titled “Equal Civil Marriage,” wrongly implies that there are two categories ...

Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, visited his work and held a press conference. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The Church of England has been critical of the British government 's plan to allow gay couples to marry , saying it risked creating the biggest rift between the state and the church for centuries. Prime minister David Cameron 's government wants to extend the full legal status of marriage to homosexual people, who since 2005 have been able to contract unions known as civil partnerships. The plan has provoked anger from church leaders including the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and some within Mr Cameron's own Conservative party , who accuse the government of interfering in religious matters. In its formal response to the proposals, the Church of England said the move would change the "intrinsic nature of marriage as the union of a man and a woman". "Several major elements of the government's proposals have not been t...

Image via Wikipedia The trouble with compromise is that it all too often pleases no-one and sounds both hypocritical and bizarre. Behind all the hullabaloo about gay priests and even possibly gay bishops , people have perhaps missed the fact that the C of E began compromising on this issue many years ago. It is quite simply untenable to allow one thing for ‘ordinary’ members of the church and another for its leaders. The church must jump one way or the other. Cultural relevance or biblical absolutes- they simply can’t have it both ways! the Guardian states  “The row may well signal an end to the unsatisfactory compromise enshrined in the 1991 House of Bishops statement, Issues in Human Sexuality – a document which stated that gay sexual relationships were allowable for the faithful laity, but wrong for the clergy. A dozen bishops are reliably reported to have persisted in appointing gay priests: the new Archbishop of Canterbury , Dr Rowan Williams , has made plain his unhapp...