Canterbury In 1978, it was women’s ordination to the priesthood, in 1988, women bishops, in 1998, it was homosexuality. But unlike previous Lambeth Conferences that
Canterbury “There were no surprises at all.” That succinct observation by Bishop Michael Ingham could probably cover most of the reaction of Canadian bishops on
Canterbury One of the great ironies of Lambeth 1998 is that the supposed stumbling block of women bishops failed to materialize. Right up to the
WE ARE NOT (divided).’ With those words, Archbishop Michael Peers brought the church’s 35th General Synod to a close in a short speech that summed
SHOULD CLERGY be fired without cause? General Synod is about to consider a law that would permit just that. It is a well-intentioned but it
Better palliative care, not permitting euthanasia or physician assisted suicide, should be the focus of medical care for the dying, is the recommendation of a
IT’S NOT THE WAY one would choose to have the proverbial 15 minutes of fame but then again that was probably the furthest thing from