No exit

"Even if the Anglican Church of Canada votes on Saturday to approve same-sex blessings, the spokesman for the world's top Anglican says the Canadian denomination will not be kicked out of the global Anglican communion," writes the Vancouver Sun.

"No scenario could emerge" from this week's Anglican General Synod that would lead to the Archbishop of Canterbury expelling the Canadian church from the 76-million-member global Anglican denomination, says Kenneth Kearon, secretary general of the Anglican Communion.

Read it all, but be patient if you encounter a balky page that requires some scrolling.

The Canadian Anglican Journal reports Kearon and Archbishop of York John Sentamu, "urged delegates of General Synod to adopt a positive approach to human sexuality...."

Posted by Jim Naughton on June 21, 2007 5:11 PM | |
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