Anglican Church 'broken', says Canadian primate
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Toronto, Canada, Mar 23, 2005 / 12:00 am (CNA).- Calling a spade a spade, the Anglican primate of Canada said the Anglican Communion is “broken” over the debate on homosexuality and same-sex marriage regardless of whether the Anglican Church of Canada withdraws from an important church council. According to a report by the Canadian Press, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison made this statement at an open forum with about 400 parishioners in Toronto March 16

The purpose of the gathering was to discuss the impact of a February meeting of Anglican church leaders in Northern Ireland.

At the end of that meeting, the Canadian church was asked to "voluntarily withdraw" its delegates from the international Anglican Consultative Council until 2008. It cited the blessing of same-sex unions in the Diocese of Westminster, B.C., as the reason.

The U.S. Episcopalian Church was also asked to withdraw because it ordained an openly homosexual bishop

But the Canadian primate told his parishioners that he had offered no guarantees to withdraw the Canadian delegates from the council. Regardless, he said, a split has taken place in the Anglican Communion.

CP also reported that the debate over the blessing of same-sex unions has already led 11 Anglican Canadian parishes to break away from the Anglican Church of Canada and join the church of Rwanda.

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Published by: Franco Fournier
Marieville, Prov. Quebec 03/04/2007 11:16 AM EST
Anglican Church is loosing almost 2% of members since the 70, in Canada. Some leave for Evangical Church and some for R.C.C. They caculated, that in 2071, the Anglican Church will be of out the map in Canada. To bad. The ordination of womans, the celebration of gay unions, and others made that. I personly know, a R.C. priest who had left for Anglican Church after an incomprehension whit his bishop, 10 yars ago. As he is not married, he told me that he will ask to come back Home in the R.C. Churc.
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