World & Nation
Disillusioned Anglicans invited to join Catholic Church
Oct. 21, 2009
Doctrine: Statement asserts that 1896 denunciation of English-based church’s ordinations is an infallible truth. In some quarters, its conservative tone adds to pessimism about ecumenical progress.
July 4, 1998
Courting Anglicans
Oct. 24, 2009
A key panel responds to Episcopal bishops’ pledge of restraint on issues that threaten the global church’s unity.
Oct. 4, 2007
The Anglican leader will try to avert a schism over the approval of a gay American bishop.
Aug. 9, 2003
Anglicans and Roman Catholics are voicing new concern about how the consecration of women bishops would affect relations between the two churches following the agreement by the Lambeth Conference of bishops to allow each national Anglican body to decide for itself on the question.
Sept. 24, 1988
California
Anglican angst
Dec. 15, 2009
A high-level commission of the worldwide Anglican Communion today called on the American Episcopal Church to publicly express regret for consecrating a gay bishop and to agree to a moratorium on any other gay bishops and on the blessing of same sex unions.
Oct. 18, 2004
The top archbishops want North Americans to enact a moratorium on gay union blessings.
Feb. 25, 2005
By confirming an openly gay priest as a bishop for the first time last week, the Episcopal Church set off shock waves of discord that are being felt as far away as Africa.
Aug. 10, 2003