Sunday, June 17, 2007

Anglicans gather as threat of schism looms

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=09f353fc-da8c-4b8d-beaa-0abfc71ae599&k=99669

[canda.com] 17 June 2007--Trapped for more than a decade inside a wrenching cyclone of doctrinal disputes, the Anglican Church of Canada will try to chart a path through the storm at a historic meeting in Winnipeg.

More than 400 bishops, clergy and ordinary members of Canada's oldest Protestant church will convene on Monday for the church's General Synod - the first such national meeting in three years - to elect a new Canadian leader and to vote on whether to let priests bless the partnerships of same-sex couples.

However the church decides to treat its gay and lesbian members, the outcome is certain to spark recriminations - and possibly schism - both in Canada and abroad.

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