Anglicans Criticize U.S. Church on Gays
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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 Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised conservatives in the Anglican church for using hostile words about homosexuals in the recent row over the ordination of gay bishops, a British newspaper reported.
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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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The head of US Anglicans accuses other churches, including the Church of England of double standards on sexuality.
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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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Two congregations are to announce whether they will leave the US Anglican Church in a row over gay clergy.
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Leaders of the world's 77 million Anglicans on Thursday were to discuss the liberal stance on gays taken by the church's American wing, as concerns about gay priests and same-sex unions threaten to break apart the Christian denomination.
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FRESNO, California  - A California diocese of the Episcopal Church on Saturday took a major step toward breaking with the U.S. church because of its position on issues including homosexuality, a move unseen since the U.S. Civil War.
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Anglican leaders concluded their five-day meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, yesterday by issuing a demand that the U.S. Episcopal Church unequivocally stop blessing same-sex unions and consecrating any more gay bishops.
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Seven conservative Anglican archbishops refused to take communion with the head of the U.S. branch of the church on Friday, in protest at her pro-gay stance in a row pushing the Church toward schism.
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The US diocese that appointed a gay bishop says it regrets the &quot;pain and confusion&quot; it had caused the Anglican church. The Windsor report, published on Monday, called for an apology for the appointment of
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The Anglican hierarchy urged U.S. church  leaders Monday to apologize for consecrating a gay bishop and  called for a moratorium on same-sex marriages.
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A special commission of the worldwide Anglican Church on Monday called on leaders of its US affiliate, the Episcopal Church, to express regret for consecrating a gay bishop and
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The U.S. Episcopal Church has taken some steps in response to criticism of its backing for gay priests and same-sex unions, an archbishop said on Thursday, as Anglican leaders tried to avoid a formal split in the church over homosexuality.
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LONDON -- A leader of African Anglicans who have been outraged by the appointment of a gay bishop in the United States blasted a church report on the dispute, saying yesterday that it should have pushed for US Episcopalians to repent.
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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said on Friday the Anglican Communion he heads cannot agree if the United States Episcopal Church has stepped back from its liberal stands on gay bishops and scriptural authority.
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Anglican church leaders and others demanding the U.S. Episcopal Church harden its stand on gay issues may be yielding to unwarranted impatience instead of waiting for divine guidance, the head of the U.S. church said on Wednesday.