Anglican Head to Offer Hope in Televised New Year’s Message
The Spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, Dr Rowan Williams will address the UK public on BBC television to end 2005.
Posted: Saturday, December 31 , 2005, 12:00 (UK)

The Spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, Dr Rowan Williams will address the UK public on BBC television to end 2005. The address will look to bring hope to the Church as well as the general public as the world greets the new year.

Even though across the globe in 2005 there have been numerous devastating natural disasters, as well as widespread persecution in a number of countries. However, despite this the Archbishop of Canterbury will look to offer a new hope for the coming 12 months.

Dr Williams, himself has had a very challenging year, with the Anglican Communion being strained to breaking point over the issues of homosexuality in the Church as well as women bishops. The rest


Church Group Split Over Women Bishops
New proposals are failing to heal the rift in the Church of England over the consecration of women bishops.
Posted: Friday, December 30 , 2005, 19:10 (UK)
New proposals are failing to heal the rift in the Church of England over the consecration of women bishops.According to The Daily Telegraph, bishops within the Church remain divided over the issue, with the traditionalist contingency complaining that the plan does not go far enough to protect them.

The proposals are being drawn up by a working party of the House of Bishops in an attempt to prevent hundreds of traditionalists from walking out of the Church when women become bishops.

Liberals have complained, however, that that the proposals will demean women and institutionalise schism.The ongoing disputes between liberals and traditionalists bring into question whether the bishops will be able to present the proposals as their favoured opinion to the General Synod during the next debate on the issue in February. story