Nigerian Anglicans Consider US Gay Bishop Controversy
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Nigerian Anglicans are examining a report by a special commission that criticized US Anglicans for ordaining a gay bishop. The controversy has threatened to split the Anglican Church and is not yet over.
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The leader of Anglicans in the United  States said Sunday he thought a ban on the blessing of same-sex  marriages was unlikely as the Anglican Church struggles to  resolve a potential schism over homosexuality.
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A report criticising US Anglicans for ordaining a gay bishop is welcomed by those who opposed his appointment.
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LONDON - An Anglican church commission on Monday sharply criticized the U.S. Episcopal Church for consecrating a gay bishop and called on the church to apologize and refrain from promoting any other clergy living in a same-sex union...
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Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo praised Africa's Anglican bishops Wednesday for opposing same-sex unions and the appointment of gays as bishops, saying gay unions were contrary to the Bible.
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Anglican Church heads gather in Tanzania for a summit likely to be dominated by the divisive issue of gay clergy.
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In a direct challenge to the leadership of the U.S. Episcopal Church, an influential Anglican archbishop from Africa is exploring ways to allow American congregations upset over the election of a gay bishop to realign themselves under his jurisdiction.
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Anglicans hope a long-awaited report will resolve divisions within the church that have intensified with the ordination of an openly gay bishop in the United States.
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Two congregations are to announce whether they will leave the US Anglican Church in a row over gay clergy.
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The U.S. Episcopal Church is in the middle of a wrenching debate that could end with its departure from the Worldwide Anglican Communion over disagreements about gay clergy and same-sex unions.
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Some clergy have criticized what they regarded as the churchâs leftward drift, including the consecration of an openly gay bishop.
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LONDON - Advocates on both sides of the Anglican battle over homosexuality registered their unhappiness yesterday with the attempt by US bishops to keep their place in the global communion. Supporters of gay clergy accused American Episcopal bishops of caving in to pressure from conservatives, while traditionalists criticized what they said was a cleverly worded declaration of defiance. Episcopal bishops ...
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President Olusegun Obasanjo has praised Anglican bishops from Africa for what he called their principled stand against homosexuality.
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The Anglican archbishop of Rwanda was first, then his counterpart in Nigeria. Now Kenya's Anglican archbishop is taking a group of U.S. churches under his authority, and Uganda's archbishop may be next.
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LONDON - An Anglican church commission on Monday urged the U.S. Episcopal Church not to elect any more gay bishops and called on conservative African bishops to stop meddling in the affairs of other dioceses...
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The gay bishop at the center of the debate over homosexuality that has riven the global Anglican Communion said Wednesday he was sorry conservatives were upset by his consecration, but said he had no regrets about his groundbreaking elevation to church leadership.
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African Bishops condemned the Anglican Church&#39;s stance on homosexuality yesterday and said that they would stop sending priests to be trained in countries where same-sex relationships were accepted.