Anglican Church splits

2022 - 8 - 17

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Progressive Anglicans 'devastated' by conservative schism over ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Progressive Anglicans say they are “devastated” by a historic split in their church triggered by intractable divisions over same-sex marriage, and question ...

“I don’t think there’s any issue of legality to be considered,” he said. “That doesn’t mean that everybody who remains is not a Bible person,” he said. “I think [same-sex love] is a second-order issue that is being made a first-order issue and I think that’s deeply unnecessary. Dorothy Lee, an Anglican theologian and priest, described it as a sad day for the church. It made headlines in Australia in 2019 when the Victorian diocese of Wangaratta voted to bless same-sex civil unions, beginning with that of retired Wangaratta vicar-general John Davis and his partner of more than 20 years, Rob Whalley, also a former priest. “I am sorry for the pain that you endure too often when Anglicans speak,” he said.

First diocese of Australia's breakaway Anglican church officially ... (The Guardian)

New conservative Diocese of the Southern Cross – which explicitly forbids same-sex marriage – is headed by bishop Glenn Davies.

I’d shut it down and come back.” and we started to worship God together, in a whole new style of Anglican worship,” Palmer He said he negotiated to get an extra week of service – to allow his parishioners to “grieve” – given he had been at the church for more than six years. Palmer said when he was asked by the envoy why he was leaving to join Gafcon, he responded: “I cannot go along with same-sex blessings, I will not allow that to happen, and I’ve got to stand up to this”. The stakes were high: Palmer had previously given notice as the parish priest of St George’s Anglican Church Beenleigh, telling an “envoy” of the archbishop of Brisbane he was leaving to join Gafcon, a breakaway group that is dividing the Anglican church across the world. Gafcon, the Global Anglican Future Conference, says it’s fighting back against a “revisionist” interpretation of the Bible by the leadership of the Anglican church which has allowed the ordination of women, the blessing of same-sex marriages and more relaxed views regarding divorce.

Conservatives split from the Anglican church - ABC Radio National (ABC News)

The Anglican church has long been divided over the issue of same-sex marriage, with tensions boiling over at the general synod earlier this year.

'Perplexing' reason for split in major Australian church (9News)

A landmark schism in one of Australia's biggest churches has underscored the deepening religious divide in ...

[findings from the 2021 census](https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/religious-affiliation-australia#:~:text=Religious%20affiliation%20in%202021,-In%202021%2C%20more&text=Christianity%20(43.9%25),Hinduism%20(2.7%25))showed the Anglican church in Australia had experienced one of the steepest decreases in numbers of adherents. The new diocese confirmed it was not part of the Anglican Church of Australia. "There are similar dioceses in the USA, Canada, Brazil and New Zealand, where the established Anglican Church in these countries has departed from the teaching of Scripture." The Diocese of the Southern Cross has acknowledged the role of GAFCON, the conservative Global Anglican Future Conference, in their founding. Geoffrey Smith, the Primate of the Anglican Church in Australia, today issued a statement lamenting the establishment of a breakaway diocese by some church members. Davies told the Herald he predicted the defection would "send shivers down the spines" of some Anglican bishops in Australia.

Anglican church splits over same-sex marriage (QNews)

Australia's Anglican Church has split, with a conservative group of bishops opposed to same-sex marriage forming a breakaway diocese.

Check out our [latest magazines](https://qnews.com.au/magazine/) or find us on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/QNewsAustralia). Conservatives said the issue of same-sex marriage is a tipping point and have accused progressives of “revising” the teachings of the Bible. “To bless such a union would amount to the blessing of sin,” he said. At that time, Bishop Glenn Davies blasted the ruling as “contrary to the Bible’s teachings” and “dishonouring God.” “I think [same-sex love] is a second-order issue that is being made a first-order issue and I think that’s deeply unnecessary,” he said. [told the Sydney Morning Herald](https://www.smh.com.au/national/progressive-anglicans-devastated-by-conservative-schism-over-same-sex-marriage-20220817-p5balx.html) that “the roof hasn’t fallen in” after the move. He said the church would address concerns about “the lowering of standards, particularly in sexual ethics for leaders” in the Anglican Church. Bishop Condie described the new diocese would be a “safe place for Anglicans” who “can no longer sit under the authority of their bishop”. He pointed to decisions made at a recent Synod of Anglican leaders “opens the way to blessings for same-sex marriages”. “Marriage is between a man and a woman, as The Bible teaches,” Bishop Condie told ABC News. Bishop of Tasmania and conference chair Richard Condie described the church as an Anglican “lifeboat for faithful Christians”. Australia’s Anglican Church has split, with a conservative group of bishops opposed to same-sex marriage forming a breakaway diocese in protest at progressives “revising” the Bible.

Tasmania won't join the Southern Cross Diocese, but Bishop Condie ... (Tasmania Examiner)

Tasmanian Anglican Bishop Richard Condie has overseen the establishment of a new, more conservative diocese in response to the progressive direction of the ...

This is how you can continue to access our trusted content: "We challenge the church to consider the Christian values of love and acceptance for all God's people and to embrace change and inclusion as values appropriate for our times." "This includes recent decisions in the Anglican Church of Australia to move away from the Bible's ancient teaching on marriage and sexual ethics," he said. Bishop Condie said Anglican Church leaders in Australia and abroad had sought to "revise the teachings of Jesus" to accommodate changing Western culture. The Diocese of the Southern Cross was formally announced on Sunday with a parish in Brisbane the first to join. Tasmanian Anglican Bishop Richard Condie has overseen the establishment of a new, more conservative diocese in response to the progressive direction of the Australian Diocese.