Rival ‘missionary bishop’ to be announced by GAFCON as Scottish Anglicans fight off split

Jun 6, 2017 by

by Harry Farley, Christian Today:

Scottish Anglicans are fighting off a split this week as they prepare to be the first British church to legalise gay marriage.

In anticipation of the vote on Thursday in Edinburgh the conservative Anglican grouping GAFCON are expected to announce Rev Canon Andy Lines as a new ‘missionary bishop’ for Scotland, sources have told Christian Today.

The move will come within hours of the vote, which is expected to pass on Thursday afternoon, and will trigger a rupture with Canon Lines offering alternative leadership for traditionalist parishes in Scotland who oppose gay marriages in church.

The new role will rival existing church structures in the UK with priests having the option to defect and come under the oversight of Lines rather than their official local bishop.

Announcing the move a GAFCON communiqué in May said: ‘Faithful Anglicans in Scotland will need appropriate pastoral care.’

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