Article: Fed; Australian Anglicans split over gay bishop, primate says

Article: Australian Anglicans condemn U.S. plan to elect ...
AP Worldstream;  August 5, 2003 ;     381 words ... ... Australia Anglican archbishops in Australia condemned the American Episcopalian church over plans to elect its first openly gay bishop, accusing their sister church of turning away from the Bible, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Plans to confirm Rev. Gene ...

Article: Australian Anglicans get first female bishop.(Go ...
The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario);  May 31, 2008 ;     469 words ...PERTH, AUSTRALIA -- Australia's Anglican Church consecrated the country's first female bishop in a ceremony attended by hundreds, but opposed by some prominent church leaders. Archdeacon Kay Goldsworthy was elevated to assistant bishop in the Diocese of Perth in a May 22 ceremony at St. George's

Article: AUSTRALIAN ANGLICANS REJECT WOMEN PRIESTS
The Boston Globe;  October 10, 1987 ;     293 words ...The Anglican Church of Australia has narrowly defeated a proposal to allow women to be ordained as priests. It was the fifth time in 15 years the proposal had been defeated by the church's General Synod, which cannot consider the matter again until its next meeting in two years. The change had

Article: Fed: Jensen warns gays decision dividing Anglican church
AAP General News (Australia);  August 4, 2003 ;     269 words ... ... gays decision dividing Anglican church The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney says Australian Anglicans will see the strife resulting from the appointment of a gay bishop in America and think hard about following that route. Dr PETER JENSEN -- who ...

Article: NSW: Gay bishop would not be recognised in ...
AAP General News (Australia);  November 3, 2003 ;     426 words ... ... News (Australia) 11-03-2003 NSW: Gay bishop would not be recognised in Australia ... controversial consecration of an openly gay bishop could result in a split into "two sorts ... the Anglican Church - to consecrate a gay bishop went against the Bible. He said the ...

Article: Gay bishop prompts resolution in Alabama
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 1, 2004 ;     342 words ...Gay bishop prompts resolution in Alabama From Journal ... denomination's approval of its first openly gay bishop, and five congregations have cut contributions ... disagreement, but not division" over the gay bishop's appointment, said Alabama Bishop ...

Article: Gay bishop's approval threatens to split Anglican ...
AP Worldstream;  August 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... confirmation of their first openly gay bishop, while the denomination' s spiritual ... church provinces that accept an openly gay bishop. If the motion succeeds, the regional ... Archbishop Peter Jensen said the new gay bishop would not be welcome in his diocese ...