Anglican Leader Barred From Anglican Churches

[cmotherofpirl]

ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY NOW BARRED FROM COMMUNION AT 350 OF HIS PARISHES

London, Sep. 8 (CWNews.com) - The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury,

Rowan Williams, has been barred from conducting communion services in

350 Church of England parishes because of his support for women

priests, according to a report in the Sunday Times.

The "no-go" churches include nine in Archbishop Williams's own diocese

of Canterbury, including the church next to his palace in the city.

The move by traditionalist churches means they will not allow women--

or any bishop who has ordained women priests-- to celebrate holy

communion before their congregations.

The churches claim that there has been a steady growth in their number

since Williams became archbishop. They insist they will not change

their minds unless he recants over ordaining women priests.

The Rev. Michael Morris, rector of Harbledown, near the Old Palace in

Canterbury, Williams's official residence, told the Sunday Times:

"This is impaired communion. I'm not in full communion with the

Archbishop of Canterbury."

The Rev. Richard Seabrook, vicar of Hockley in Essex, told the

newspaper: "If bishops have decided unilaterally to go against 2,000

years of Christian tradition of an all-male priesthood by ordaining

women, we have to put some clear blue water between us."

He continued, "I haven't done anything to change the Church of

England; it's those who decided they could take unilateral action who

have changed my mother church."

The two parishes are among 350 in which the parochial church council

has created a "no-go" area by passing a motion, called resolution C,

under the Episcopal Ministry Act of Synod 1993. The move enables those

opposed to women's ordination to remain inside the church but to

distance themselves from their bishop if he is pro-priestess.

The bishop may preach at a church that adopts the resolution but

cannot perform the most sacred act in a service-- celebrating holy

communion for worshippers.

The congregation is instead allowed to seek the ministry of a

provincial episcopal visitor, nicknamed a "flying bishop."

[musturde]

If there start to be woman priests there will be less anglicans.

[FreeSoul]

Is that all it takes for people to deny their faith in God?

[FlipFlopHead]

I don't believe they are denying faith in God, but rather denying full fellowship with certain people in the Anglican Communion.

[Dave]

I don't believe they are denying faith in God, but rather denying full fellowship with certain people in the Anglican Communion.

More like they're denying full communion with others who claim to be part of the Anglican Communion.

[cmotherofpirl]

Is that all it takes for people to deny their faith in God?

THey haven't denied anything, their archbishop has denied 2000 years of history.

Its a stopgap measure on a bleeding wound.