Neither one's a bishop, though, although one of them did portray a preacher in a movie.
Posted on 09/07/2006 6:52:30 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
The Most Rev. Henry Orombi, Primate of the Church of Uganda, has proposed altering the provincial constitution to clarify its “biblical and evangelical character” within the Anglican Communion. If approved, the measure would become effective in 2008 and would formalize the 2003 declaration of “broken communion” with The Episcopal Church, extending the breach to encompass the entire progressive wing of the Communion.
In his presidential address to the biennial assembly of the Church of the Province of Uganda held Aug. 30 at Uganda Christian University in Mukono, Archbishop Orombi asked the assembly to revise its constitution to state the Church of Uganda “shall be in full communion with all churches, dioceses and provinces of the Anglican Communion that receive, hold and maintain the Canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the Word of God written.”
The Anglican Church of Nigeria, the largest in terms of active members in the Communion, has already adopted a similar measure.
The 2003 consecration of the Rev. Canon V. Gene Robinson as Bishop Coadjutor of New Hampshire had led to “broken communion” with The Episcopal Church, Archbishop Orombi said in his charge to the province. The election of the Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop of Nevada, as Presiding Bishop added a further strain to the structure and was a “set back” to hopes for reconciliation because “her theology is unacceptable and not a way forward in resolving the crisis” facing the Communion.
Unlike the Church of Nigeria, which previously amended its constitution in a similar manner, Bishop Jefferts Schori’s gender is not an issue with the Church of Uganda, which permits women to be ordained to the priesthood.
However, “the tear will not be repaired [in the fabric of the Communion] as long as ECUSA does not move forward towards repentance,” a statement released by the province said.
The Provincial Assembly addressed a number of domestic issues including youth work, HIV/AIDs, reforestation and the 20-year war in Northern Uganda between the government and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) led by Joseph Kony.
The plight of the people of Northern Uganda has been the subject of resolutions from New York and other diocesan conventions as well as the 1998 Lambeth Conference. Speaking to the 75th General Convention in June, the retired bishop of Kitgum, the Rt. Rev. MacLeord Ochola, stated that “terrible crimes against humanity have been committed with impunity in Northern and Northeastern Uganda” by the LRA and government soldiers.
“Children have been abused and used as child-soldiers, as sex-slaves, and as killing machines against the civil population,” Bishop Ochola told convention in June.
Delegates to the meeting last month were also given copies of California mega-church pastor Rick Warren’s book, The Purpose-Driven Life, with a commendation from Archbishop Orombi.
I'm looking for a pic of a dead horse...Clyde.
Neither one's a bishop, though, although one of them did portray a preacher in a movie.
Does this mean that as long as "Anglican" Churches in North America are coddling homosexuals, he wants nothing to do with them? Good for him!
Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams.
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