Still no peace for Anglicans
By Jim Coggins
July 2007

A MEETING in late June, which was expected to provide a definitive answer on the question of same-sex unions, has left the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) confused and still divided over gay-related issues.

Despite this, the ACC's newly-elected head still supports the approval of same-sex blessings by the Diocese of New Westminster. Archbishop Fred Hiltz told CBC.ca that, if there was a change in the status quo in B.C. churches, "it would create a pastoral crisis for that diocese and those parishes where authority has been granted for the blessing of same-sex relations. They've been given authority to proceed and it will be taken away for them. It would create a dilemma."
Hiltz was responding to the results of the ACC's General Synod, held June 19 - 25 in Winnipeg. the rest