Friday, 19 September 2003

News items

Not exactly news in any sense, but Andrew Brown drew Church Times readers attention today to this extraordinary article in the Spectator, Render unto the Pope… in which Adrian Hilton says that the EU is a means of undoing the Reformation and extending Vatican sovereignty over Britain.

The BBC reported yesterday on the decision of the Church in Wales to openly debate the issue of sexuality, see here and also the main TA blog entry about this decision.

Meanwhile in England, the BBC notes that NEAC is starting today, and says that “The great majority of evangelicals - who make up the largest group in the Church - are vehemently opposed to the appointment of homosexual clergy”.

In this regard, the Second Church Estates Commissioner answered questions in the House of Commons on Tuesday and the text of the exchanges is here.

Posted by Simon Sarmiento on Friday, 19 September 2003 at 4:53 PM GMT | TrackBack
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