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Anglican Bishops Meet in Canterbury
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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WHAT MAKES the Lambeth Conference, the world meeting of Anglican bishops now taking place in England, worthy of attention? Not the intra-religious squabble. (article 8)
Bishops attending the Lambeth Conference have heard how the row over gay clergy has left the Anglican church a "wounded community". (article 5)
Those who did come for the opening service of the conference listened to Bible readings in Korean and French, prayers in Swahili, and music and dance from Melanesia. (article 3)
One of the Church of England's most senior bishops has compared the consecration of a gay bishop in America to the invasion of Iraq. (article 9)
Gene Robinson, the homosexual American prelate whose appointment in 2003 led to the present crisis in the church, has compared his torment with the taunts endured by Christ at his trial. (article 9)
Conservative bishops have been accused of breaching their duties and damaging the welfare of Christians as the Archbishop of Canterbury , Dr Rowan Williams, fights back against his critics. (article 6)
The Bishop of Washington, the Right Rev John Chane, a leading liberal in the Episcopal Church in the United States, accused conservatives of leading the church in a "dangerous" direction. (article 7)
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Source articles
- "I always wanted to be a June bride." As soon as t... (timesonline.co.uk, 07/18/2008, 1639 words)
- What is the future of the Church? (BBC News, 07/18/2008, 288 words)
- Will the conference bring communion? (BBC News, 07/20/2008, 708 words)
- Anglican Bishops Meet in Canterbury (nytimes.com, 07/21/2008, 757 words)
- Church 'wounded' over gay boycott (BBC News, 07/20/2008, 211 words)
- Bishops 'weakening body of Christ' in row over gays and women -Times Online (timesonline.co.uk, 07/18/2008, 511 words)
- Anglican bishop John Chane says 'demonic' conservatives going in wrong direction -Times Online (timesonline.co.uk, 07/18/2008, 529 words)
- A double-scoped vision of religion and liberalism (boston.com, 07/21/2008, 724 words)
- Gay bishop’s row ‘like Iraq war’ -Times Online (timesonline.co.uk, 07/18/2008, 339 words)
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