Posted on 02/09/2023 6:25:55 PM PST by marshmallow
Leading Anglican body warns that the historic vote has ‘triggered a widespread loss of confidence’ in Justin Welby
The Church of England is to be ostracised by the body that represents the majority of Anglicans after it backed blessings for gay couples. For the first time in its history, General Synod, the Church of England’s legislative body, voted on Thursday for vicars to be allowed to give same-sex couples, including those in civil marriages, prayers of blessing.
On Thursday night, the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA), which claims to represent 75 per cent of Anglicans worldwide, warned the result had “triggered a widespread loss of confidence” in Justin Welby, who as Archbishop of Canterbury is the worldwide Anglican Communion’s spiritual leader.
On Monday, 12 of the 42 global Anglican provinces will meet to “take decisive steps towards re-setting the Anglican Communion”, according to GSFA. It is understood that these steps will include official advice for churches to split and survive without CofE funds, potentially causing a schism in the 156-year-old Communion.
While Orthodox churches “are not leaving”, they now “must recognise that the Church of England has now joined those provinces with which communion is impaired”, the GSFA said.
The Revd Paul Eddy, of the GSFA, said: “There is now a widespread loss of confidence in his [Welby’s] leadership within the Communion.
“On Monday, the Global South primates meet to agree a detailed response and to fast-forward proposals to ‘reset’ the Communion, creating new foundations for fellowship, including how the Communion handles provinces who act unilaterally on matters of biblical faith and order.
“Morally, Archbishop Welby and the bishops have voted to leave an orthodox, biblical Anglican Communion. The GSFA deeply regrets this.”
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The COE is dead.
Romans 1 was spot on to identify championing homosexuality as a fruit associated with having been turned over to depraved minds.
The root cause is giving glory to something or someone other than the Lord and not being grateful to Him.
Totally. Unfortunately one of our kids was Christened under C of E.
They have been going down the chute for years.
The King of England is the head of the church. This never would have happened under Queen Elizabeth. Charles is a woke quisling.
Or up it.
Appending “The Social Justice Warrior’s Tale” to Chaucer.
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