Islanders split from national church

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[Canda.com] 25 Feb 2008--Parishioners from a Vancouver Island Anglican church have become the latest Canadian congregation to separate from the national body, primarily over the issue of same-sex marriage.

In a weekend vote, 86 per cent of parishioners at St. Mary the Incarnation Anglican Church voted to split from the Anglican Church of Canada over the national church embracing same-sex blessings.

St. Mary, located in the rural Victoria suburb of Metchosin, will now align with the Anglican Network in Canada, said Rev. Andrew Hewlett, the church's assistant priest.