Bishop Snow to engage in ‘shuttle diplomacy’ on LLF before Synod meets in July

Feb 28, 2024 by

by Francis Martin, Church Times: THERE was limited appetite in the General Synod this week for another long debate on the Living in Love and Faith (LLF). The lead bishop for the process, like other Synod members on all sides of the...

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What happened at Synod with clergy pensions?

Feb 28, 2024 by

by Ian Paul, Psephizo: The session of General Synod this February 2024 contained a large number of contentious issues, so there was a general sense of dread as the sessions began. But there was an outbreak of unanimity when it came to...

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Ian Paul’s speech to General Synod – “Standing on the brink of a precipice”

Feb 27, 2024 by

from Anglican Ink: My speech in Synod yesterday: Brother and sisters in Christ, T S Eliot commented that humankind cannot bear too much reality. Synod has made avoiding reality an art form. What is reality we are facing? It is that we are...

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What do we mean by reconciliation?

Feb 27, 2024 by

by Martin Davie: In his opening speech in the debate on LLF in General Synod yesterday, Bishop Martyn Snow told Synod that  ‘The  missionary imperative for this day and age is reconciliation.’ I agree with him because the New Testament...

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Living in Love and Faith: what now for those who cannot ‘agree to disagree’?

Feb 27, 2024 by

by Susie Leafe, Christian Today: Yesterday the Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, tried to reset the ongoing Living in Love and Faith (LLF) debate, asking the General Synod of the Church of England “to be reconciled with God and show...

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What happened at General Synod?

Feb 27, 2024 by

from Anglican Futures: Living in Love and Faith Feb 24: This blog summarises the Living in Love and Faith debate at General Synod on Feb 26th, 2024. The debate is due to continue on Tuesday Feb  27th and this blog will be updated...

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