Pope Says Anglican Gays Are Obstacle to Unity
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Pope John Paul on Saturday urged  Christians to be committed to seeking unity of their divided  Churches but, in a reference to homosexual clergy in the  Anglican communion, said new ethical obstacles had surfaced.
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The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, whose consecration has brought the world's Anglicans to the brink of schism, said Tuesday that the Episcopal Church should not give in to demands that it roll back its acceptance of gays.
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An international commission formed to end a rift in the Anglican church over the issue of homosexuality recommended Monday a moratorium on the blessing of same-sex
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The Anglican Church's spiritual leader on Wednesday defended the presence of a pro-gay U.S. bishop at a summit to prevent schism over homosexuality, despite pressure from conservatives to have her banned.
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By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY  DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Leaders of the world's 77 million Anglicans spent Thursday locked in discussion about the church's American wing, whose leader is under increasing pressure to reconsider her support for ordaining gays and blessing same-sex couples.
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TORONTO (CP) - An Anglican Church commission urging Canadian dioceses to stop blessing same-sex relationships isn't binding and won't likely have an immediate impact on the practices of individual parishes, says the church's Canadian primate.
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African bishops representing a majority  of the world's Anglicans said on Friday North American sections  that embrace homosexuality should be seen as following a  different religion.
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Africa's Anglican bishops condemn homosexuality as an "abomination" at their summit meeting in Nigeria.
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Leaders of the world's 77 million Anglicans on Thursday were to discuss the liberal stance on gays taken by the church's American wing, as concerns about gay priests and same-sex unions threaten to break apart the Christian denomination.
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An international commission intent on stopping the splintering of the worldwide association of Anglican churches rebuked the US Episcopal Church Monday for electing a gay bishop
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Pope Benedict on Saturday attacked "lobbies" he blamed for unraveling the traditional family, as he escalated a war of words against Italian draft legislation that would recognize unwed and gay couples.
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African bishops representing a majority of the world's Anglicans said on Friday North American sections that embrace homosexuality should be seen as following a different religion.
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Seven conservative Anglican archbishops said they refused to take part in a key church ceremony with the head of the U.S. branch of the church on Friday in protest at her support for gay clergy.
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In a letter to the communion&#39;s leaders dated November 28, the Archbishop of Canterbury said the controversy had led many homosexual people, including those who are celibate, to &quot;feel that there is no good news for them in the church&quot;.
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Anglican leaders, buffeted by a bitter  row over gay bishops, put the finishing touches on Monday to a  crucial report seeking to heal deep divisions in the church.
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The religious head of the Anglican church sparked an angry row Friday after saying the adoption of some parts of sharia law alongside Britain's legal system "seems unavoidable".
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A suggestion by African, Asian and   Latin American Anglican bishops that the Episcopal Church be   turned into two churches because of disputes over gay issues   would lead to chaos, the head of the U.S. church said on   Thursday.