Election of gay bishop spurs complaint to Canterbury
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article39954
- Author
- Forget, André
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 December
- Author
- Forget, André
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 December
- Volume
- 142
- Issue
- 10
- Page
- 10
- Notes
- "Three clergy in the diocese of Toronto have sent a letter to Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to register dissent and request an 'intervention' following the election of Canon Kevin Robertson, a gay man currently living with his partner, to the episcopate in September [2016]. Welby, however, has no jurisdiction in Canada; all 38 member churches of the Anglican Communion are autonomous. The letter, signed by Canon Murray Henderson (St. Matthew's Riverdale), the Rev. Catherine Sider-Hamilton (St. Matthew's Riverdale) and Canon Dean Mercer (Anglican Church of St. Paul L'Amoreaux), argues that the election was 'irregular' and 'out of order insofar as its slate included a candidate whose lifestyle is contrary to the teaching of the historic and universal church on chastity and marriage'."
- Subjects
- Robertson, Kevin T., 1971-
- Welby, Justin (Justin Portal), 1956-
- Gay bishops - Anglican Church of Canada
- Gay bishops - Anglican Communion
- Anglican Church of Canada - Bishops - Appointment, call and election
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Toronto - Bishops
- Henderson, Murray
- Mercer, F. Dean (Francis Dean)
- Sider-Hamilton, Catherine