Sydney dreams of being a new Canterbury

[anglicansablaze]

"Archbishop Peter Jensen says the world has shifted on its axis in ways that could see the Anglican Diocese of Sydney become the new centre of post-Reformation Christendom. The reason lies in the consecration of an openly gay man as an Episcopal bishop in the United States, the approval of blessings for same-sex unions by a liberal Anglican diocese in Canada and, most importantly, the failure of church authorities in both countries - and internationally - to do much about either."

To read more, go to www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/sydney-dreams-of-being-a-new-canterbury/2006/10/25/1161749188299.html

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