The Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) is deeply grateful for the work of the Anglican Communion Primates (leaders of Anglican Churches worldwide) who met this week in Alexandria, Egypt, to discuss issues of justice, righteousness and the current brokenness in the Anglican Communion.<\/p>\n
The Primates addressed pressing humanitarian and political issues and published statements regarding the crises in Zimbabwe, the Sudan and Gaza. We pray that their thoughtful discussions and subsequent statements addressing these pressing matters will bear good fruit. We call upon ANiC parishes and members, and all Christians worldwide, to join with the Primates in praying for peace and order in the war-torn regions of our world.<\/p>\n
We are grateful that these leaders also addressed the \u201ccontinuing deep differences\u201d\u009d in the Communion, acknowledging the \u201cdepth of conscientious conviction involved\u201d\u009d and that \u201cthe Lambeth 1998 Resolution 1:10 in its entirety remains\u201d\u009d the undisputed position of the Anglican Communion on sexuality.<\/p>\n
We appreciate the Primates\u2019 recognition that members of the Common Cause Partnership and the Anglican Church in North America are fully Anglican and their unanimous support for the Windsor Continuation Group\u2019s recommendation that the Archbishop of Canterbury initiate professional mediation to address the difficult issues in North America. The call for \u201cgracious restraint\u201d\u009d clearly shows their desire to preserve faithful Anglican parishes and protect clergy while the Communion continues to wrestle with the profound theological divide. We pray that \u201cgracious restraint\u201d\u009d will be exercised by the Anglican Church of Canada and that no further faithful Anglicans will be forced to leave their churches until the crisis is resolved.<\/p>\n
ANiC members, together with ACNA and all our brothers and sisters in the Anglican Communion, will continue to spread the good news of Jesus Christ and to minister locally, nationally and internationally through our active and vibrant congregations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) is deeply grateful for the work of the Anglican Communion Primates (leaders of Anglican Churches worldwide) who met this week in Alexandria, Egypt, to discuss issues of justice, righteousness and the current brokenness in…<\/span><\/p>\n