US EditionConservative Anglicans challenge Archbishop of Canterbury with rival leadership
GAFCON established a new council with voting rights for primates, advisers, bishops, clergy, and laity to oppose liberal trends in the Anglican Communion, claiming majority support.
- Conservative Anglican leaders have restructured their organization, creating the Global Anglican Council to lead the global Anglican Communion, challenging the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
- The new council, chaired by Archbishop Laurent Mbanda from Rwanda, will include primates, advisers, bishops, clergy and lay members with full voting privileges.
- Gafcon leaders have opposed liberal trends such as same-sex marriage and ordination of openly LGBTQ+ clergy in Anglican churches of Europe and North America.
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Conservative Anglicans challenge historic female leader with rival leadership
Conservative Anglican leaders in Nigeria have restructured their organisation signalling a break from the traditions of the historic Anglican Communion. Gafcon leaders have opposed liberal trends such as same-sex marriage, the ordination of openly LGBTQ+ clergy in the Anglican churches of Europe and North America, including the Episcopal Church in the United States and the recent nomination of the Church's first female leader.
Rift within Anglican Communion deepens as conservative Anglican bloc forms new council
The group said the new structure, known as the Global Anglican Council, will guide churches aligned with its conservative position across several regions. The post Rift within Anglican Communion deepens as conservative Anglican bloc forms new council appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Orthodox Anglican Leaders Meet in Nigeria to Elect Alternative Global Leader
Leaders from a coalition of conservative Anglican churches have convened in Nigeria to select a spiritual leader they say will serve as a global “first among equals,” a move seen as challenging the authority of the archbishop of Canterbury. The inaugural assembly of what organizers call the Global Anglican Communion opened Tuesday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, and is scheduled to run through Friday.
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Conservative Anglican leaders restructure organization in break from traditions
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Conservative Anglican leaders have restructured their organization, signaling a break from the traditions of the historic Anglican Communion as they seek to reorder the 400-year-old church
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By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN ABUYA, Nigeria (AP) — Conservative Anglican leaders have restructured their organization, signaling a break with the traditions of the historic Anglican Communion, as they seek to reorganize the 400-year-old church group. The Global Anglican Future Conference, or Gafcon, dissolved its Gafcon Primate Council and replaced it with the Global Anglican Council. The new council will consist of primates, advisors, and guarantors m…
Conservative Anglicans challenge Archbishop of Canterbury with rival leadership
An influential group of conservative Anglicans announced on Thursday the establishment of a new council to lead the global Anglican Communion, in a direct challenge to the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury as she is about to be installed.
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