Anglican news:

Inhibited Rector of St. John's, Bristol, Offers Letter of Resignation
Letter here


Archbishop Peter Akinola’s Press Briefing in Full
titusonenine
(Church of Nigeria News)

Gentlemen of the Press,

I welcome you all to this special occasion of interaction and briefing on recent events in the Anglican Communion, where by the divine providence, I serve to lead and lead to serve.
I congratulate and thank you for the effective coverage of the just concluded 8th General Synod of our Church, held at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Onitsha. An informed press which cannot be taken for granted contributes to the building of the person and the nation.

THE CHURCH
The Church of Nigeria upholds without restriction the authority of scripture and is unreservedly committed to mission and evangelism that results in conversion of people to the Lord, church-planting and the caring ministry.
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Bishops Form Property Task Force
09/30/2005
The House of Bishops has created a 10-member task force of attorneys and other experts to help defend the Episcopal Church and its dioceses against attempts by congregations or other dioceses to secede from the Episcopal Church with their property.

Twenty-eight bishops from across the geographic and theological spectrum met during the House of Bishops’ San Juan meeting Sept. 22-27 and explored “the creation of a resource to assist congregations and dioceses in the challenging work of resolving property disputes,” a press release by the group stated.

Motivated by a desire to be “good stewards of sacred places,” the bishops’ statement said they would pool their “experience, expertise, and other resources” to face the rising tide of property litigation. The rest!


Six Connecticut Parishes File Lawsuit
9/30/2005

The state of Connecticut gives special status to the canon law of the Episcopal Church, violating the First Amendment prohibition of government establishment of religion, according to a lawsuit filed by five rectors and the vestries for six parishes in the Diocese of Connecticut.

The plaintiffs filed suit Sept. 27 in the U.S. District Court for Connecticut against the Rt. Rev. Andrew D. Smith, Bishop of Connecticut, and the diocese charging fraud, trespass and breach of fiduciary duty. Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold and the Episcopal Church were also named in the 67-page complaint, charged with “aiding and abetting” Bishop Smith. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was also joined as a defendant, as the “Connecticut Six” argued Connecticut law violated the U.S. Constitution.

The state had “entangled itself in every aspect of the temporal and certain aspects of the spiritual, operations of all the Episcopal parishes,” the complaint said, in violation of the Constitution’s first and 14th amendments. The federal civil lawsuit follows a canonical charge brought by the parishes against Bishop Smith Aug. 24. The rest