Tag: Homosexuality and the Anglican Communion

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15Jan/16

Anglicans penalise U.S. church over gay marriage to avoid schism

January 15, 2016ReligionAnglican Church, Anglican Church in North America, Anglican Communion, Anglican realignment, Anglicanism, Canterbury Justin Welby, Chijioke, Christian denominations, Christianity in the United States, Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Episcopal Church, Global Anglican Future Conference, Homosexuality and the Anglican Communion, Justin Welby, Michael Curry, Protestantism, Schism, U.S. Episcopal Church, United States, Washington D.C., Western Christianitysmbale

U.S. Episcopal Church sanctioned for gay marriage support, formal schism averted but Anglicans remain deeply divided.

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04Oct/15

Pope opens synod; calls for welcoming Church but no gay marriage

October 4, 2015ReligionCardinals created by Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II, Catholic Church, Catholic theology, Dicasteries, Homosexuality and Roman Catholicism, Homosexuality and the Anglican Communion, Jesuits, Lorenzo Baldisseri, Pope Francis, Reinhard Marx, Rome, Synod, Vatican Citysmbale

Pope Francis, opening the Synod on the Family reaffirmed Catholic opposition to gay marriage but said the Church had to show love and understanding towards all.
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