Anglicans could ‘formally disassociate’ from Church of England after same-sex blessings vote
By Gabriella Swerling, Daily Telegraph:
Conservative bishops from around the world warned Archbishop of Canterbury that same-sex marriage blessings ‘rewrite God’s law’.
The Church of England is facing the break-up of the Anglican Communion following its vote on same-sex blessings, the Telegraph understands.
Sources close to the conservative Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA), which represents churches on every continent and the majority of Anglicans worldwide, have said that they fully expect the organisation to “formally disassociate” from both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church of England.
Their warning comes after the General Synod, the Church’s lawmaking body, this month voted in favour of offering blessings to lesbian and gay couples who have already been married or had a civil partnership.
The GSFA is expected to make a formal announcement on Monday regarding its future ties with the Church of England and the Most Rev Justin Welby.It is understood that the GSFA believes that the Church of England essentially voted to leave the Anglican Communion after voting through blessings for same-sex couples.
One source said of the Most Rev Welby, who is head of the worldwide Anglican Communion: “He has committed heresy as far as the Global South is concerned, and led the Church of England away from the Anglican Communion.”
They added that they “fully expect the Global South to formally disassociate from the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church of England because the Church of England essentially voted to leave the Anglican Communion when it passed blessings for same-sex couples”.
Ahead of the landmark vote, which has divided both the Church of England as well as the more conservative Anglican Communion, conservative bishops from around the world warned that the Archbishop risked breaking up the international network over same-sex marriage blessings that “rewrite God’s law”.
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