Anglican Church facing danger point, says expert

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[Calgary Herald] 22 Feb 2008--The Anglican Church of Canada is approaching an "open schism" because of its inability to resolve differences over issues such as same-sex marriage, an expert in Anglican church history said Thursday.

"We're at a danger point," said Bill Acres, a professor of religious studies at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ont. "There will be some really sad consequences if this whole thing breaks apart. We're a very spread out church and there are not a lot of Anglicans in Canada as is."

Acres estimates there are 77 million members of the Anglican church, worldwide.