Greg Griffith
Kenyan Anglicans ordain ‘rebel’ US bishops
Funny how, by implication, the folks who deny the uniqueness of Christ and bless gay unions are the established order...
Kenya's Anglican Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi on Thursday ordained two US bishops in a move aimed at countering the US Episcopal church's acceptance of homosexuals in the priesthood.
Bill Atwood and Bill Murdoch are among a growing number of conservative clerics who have split with the Episcopals -- the US branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion -- over the issue of homosexuality.
At the consecration service in Nairobi, the two men vowed to serve the international interests of the Anglican Church of Kenya and of the congregations in North America "under Kenyan jurisdiction".
Ten primates from the Global South, a conservative bloc of churches in Asia, Africa and Latin America, attended the Nairobi meeting.
"It is evident that the conflicts in the communion affect us all and we have a responsibility to address the areas that we are able to impact," said Nzimbi.
Posted August 30, 2007 at 9:12 am
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