Saturday, October 20, 2007

Conservative Anglicans may split off over ordination of gay bishop

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7229072

[Los Angelos Daily News] 20 Oct 2007--A worldwide rift in Anglican churches over the ordination of a gay Episcopal priest is being felt in Santa Clarita, where plans are under way to establish a conservative offshoot.

The African-based Anglican Mission in America is advertising locally to see how much interest there is in the church, a breakaway from the more liberal Episcopal denomination.

Both are under the umbrella of the Anglican Communion, the third-largest Christian denomination in the world.

"A number of families are interested in starting a new parish," said the Rev. Jim Obermeyer, an Anglican priest now on sabbatical in Phoenix.

"The plan is to see, after having the ads in the paper, to hold a meeting and decide how we want to proceed."

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