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Article: Controversies abound at Anglican summit; U.S. Episcopal Church has raised ire of conservatives who say it has strayed away from biblical teachings.(Religion)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- February 10, 2007
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Byline: Religion News Service
The continuing row within the worldwide Anglican Communion over homosexuality and the Bible will rumble to Africa next week as the primates, or top bishops, convene in Tanzania.
The meeting presents a critical moment for the Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of Anglicanism, and its new Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. In the near-400-year history of Anglicanism, Jefferts Schori is the first woman to lead a national church and gain a seat at the primates' table.
Already, some conservative bishops - particularly those from the "global South" - have argued the Episcopal Church veers dangerously astray from ...