Tuesday, February 26, 2008

CBC radio: Anglican split

I haven't listened to this yet, but I'm posting it anyway since it includes an interview with ++Gregory Venables talking about the situation in Canada:

Parishioners at three Anglican churches -- two in British Columbia and one in Ontario -- have voted to split from the Anglican Church of Canada and join up with the Province of the Southern Cone. That's the part of the Anglican church that covers South America.

In all, ten parishes have now split with the Canadian church, all of them because of a fundamental disagreement over its stance on blessing same sex unions.

Joyce Lee is a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Vancouver. That's one of the parishes that voted to leave the Anglican Church of Canada. The Current caught up with her after the vote to hear her thoughts.

The fight over the issue has left Steve Schuh in an awkward situation. He's a member of the Anglican Church of Canada's General Synod. He's also a spokesperson for Integrity Canada, a national organization for gay and lesbian Anglicans. And he worships at St. John's Shaughnessy in Vancouver, a parish that voted to split with the Canadian church earlier this month.

We spoke to Steve Schuh from Vancouver. Also joining us was The Most Reverend Gregory James Venables, Presiding Bishop of the Province of the Southern Cone. He's also the Bishop of Argentina and the leader of the parishes that have split with the Anglican Church of Canada. Archbishop Gregory James Venables spoke to us from Buenos Aires.

Listen to The Current: Part 1

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