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Former Church of England archbishop denies child abuse cover-up
A former Church of England archbishop has denied claims that he covered up allegations of child abuse against a senior clergyman, which were revealed in Friday’s Times. David Hope, who served as Archbishop of York between 1995 and 2005, said he “strongly resisted” accusations that he withheld from police claims…
Church of England allows abstinent gay men in civil partnerships to be bishops
Gay clergy in civil partnerships will be allowed to become bishops if they are sexually abstinent, according to new policy The Church of England has agreed that gay clergy in civil partnerships can become bishops so long as they remain sexually abstinent, a decision that looks set to reopen one…
Queen’s chaplain says Church of England has racism problem
Queen Elizabeth II’s chaplain Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, tipped to become one of Britain’s first women bishops, said Saturday that the Church of England is struggling with “institutional racism”. Jamaican-born Hudson-Wilkin, a chaplain to the monarch and also to parliament’s lower House of Commons, told The Times newspaper that she had…
Africa’s first woman bishop admits ‘world is watching’
While the Church of England wrings its hands over the appointment of women bishops, Africa’s first woman Anglican bishop is determined to get on with the job without being hung up on the gender debate. “All leaders are ordained by God,” said 61-year-old Swazi primate Ellinah Wamukoya, skimming over the…
Pressure piles on church to vote again on women bishops
By Aida Edemariam, The Guardian Equalities minister Maria Miller says CofE must reform and ‘act quickly’ to reflect majority Maria Miller, the culture secretary and minister for equalities, has urged the Church of England to review its internal democracy, describing it as not reflective of the overwhelming views of its…
Turmoil after Church of England votes against women bishops
Church of England bishops were to host an emergency session on Wednesday after the church narrowly rejected the appointment of women bishops, triggering turmoil and setting back efforts to modernise the mother church of millions of Anglicans worldwide. Bishops were to consider the vote’s consequences, with Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan…
Church of England rejects women bishops
The Church of England’s draft legislation approving women bishops failed to pass its governing body the General Synod by a razor-thin margin on Tuesday. The legislation needed a two-thirds majority among the three houses of bishops, clergy and laity, but failed by just a few voters among the laity.…
Church of England bishops urged to have honest discussion about gay clergy
Church of England bishops have been warned they must embark on an honest dialogue about gay clergy and laity if they are to avoid the church reaching “a tipping point where it is too morally discredited to be respected on any issue”. Before a meeting at which bishops are expected…
Church of England set to vote on women bishops
The Church of England is set to take a final vote on Monday on whether to ordain women bishops, after years of wrangling between traditionalists and liberals. The General Synod, the governing body of the worldwide Anglican Communion’s mother church, voted Friday to stage a further discussion and a vote…
Church of England warns against same sex marriage plan
The Church of England objected on Tuesday to government proposals to legalise gay marriage, saying it could harm centuries-old links between it and the British state. The church — whose supreme governor is Queen Elizabeth II — warned that it could be forced out of its traditional role of conducting weddings on behalf of the state. In…
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