Arctic critical of four dioceses: Expresses 'great disappointment' over same-sex blessings
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article39443
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2008 September
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2008 September
- Volume
- 134
- Issue
- 7
- Page
- 9
- Notes
- "The synod of the diocese of the Arctic, meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut from May 27 to June 3 [2008], passed a motion criticizing decisions by four dioceses of the Anglican Church of Canada that support blessing same-sex unions". "It also passed a motion expressing 'strong support .. for those in the Southern Cone dioceses, recognizing them as members of the Anglican Communion'." 'In an interview Bishop Atagotaaluk said the decision by the synods of the dioceses of Ottawa, Montreal, Niagara and Huron to ask their bishops to give clergy permission to bless homosexual marriages 'kind of let us down from trusting that we had a process that everybody can work with'. He added that since the 2007 General Synod defeated the motion affirming the authority of dioceses to offer same-sex blessings, 'there was no message saying that we could all go our own way'." "'We have serious housing issues -- we used to provide housing for clergy and they're all aging and needing to be replaced or renovated and there are no funds available for that kind of work', [Bishop Atagotaaluk] said". "During the synod a draft of the new English/Inuktitut hymnbook, 'Voices of Worship', was distributed to delegates and used for the duration of the meeting".
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of the Arctic
- Same sex unions - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Huron
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Montreal
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Niagara
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Ottawa
- Atagotaaluk, Andrew (Andrew Philip), 1950-
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of the Arctic - Clergy - Housing
- Hymnbooks - Anglican Church of Canada
- Inuktitut language - Texts
- Voices of Worship
- Location
- General Synod Archives