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Behind the split of the Anglican church in Australia over gay marriage

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The Diocese of the Southern Cross is a new religious denomination that was first incorporated in September 2021, although it was not formally launched until this week. The new diocese describes itself as a parallel Anglican structure following key Anglican documents such as the Book of Common Prayer and the Ordinal. The Australian Anglican Church is divided into 23 independent diocese and is a part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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The Guardian

Australian Anglican church states it ‘declined to affirm same-sex marriage’ as conservatives break away

Archbishop says new Southern Cross diocese ‘perplexing’ as church’s official position is that ‘marriage is between a man and a woman’

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Epoch Times

Anglican Church in Australia Splits as Conservatives Reject Leaders' Endorsement of Same-Sex Marriage

Australia’s Anglican church has split after conservatives who want to uphold the traditional marriage ethics formed a new diocese which it describes as a “lifeboat” for faithful Anglicans. The Diocese of the Southern Cross was announced at the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) in Canberra on Sunday. GAFCON is an international coalition of conservative church leaders, which is chaired by Tasmania’s Anglican Bishop Richard Condie. Condie…

2 years ago·New York, United States

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The Conversation

Behind the split of the Anglican church in Australia over gay marriage

In the opening address of this year’s Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON) Australasia, Bishop Richard Condie announced the creation of the D

2 years ago

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The Courier

Australia's Anglican Church split over same-sex marriage 'unsettling'

Some people in the Anglican Diocese of Ballarat may be unsettled by the breakaway.

2 years ago·Ballarat, Australia

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perthherald.com

Behind the split of the Anglican church in Australia over gay marriage

In the opening address of this year's Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON) Australasia, Bishop Richard Condie announced the creation of the Diocese of the Southern Cross. In Bishop Condie's words:

2 years ago

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