Anglican communion took apart over England church vote to same sex marriage  

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Twelve archbishops in the conservative Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches, which is opposed to same sex marriage, say the Church of England “has disqualified herself from leading the Communion as the historic ‘Mother’ Church”, because of its vote to allow same sex blessings.

In a statement, they say it is the Church of England which has chosen to “break communion with those provinces who remain faithful to the historic biblical faith expressed in the Anglican formularies”.

And they add that Justin Welby cannot be recognised as the leader of the Anglican Communion and they withdraw support from him.

Archbishop’s role may change

In reply, Justin Welby said the Anglican communion was a collection of autonomous independent provinces, with none being able to dictate to the other. He suggested that the mechanisms to hold the global communion united, including his own office as Archbishop of Canterbury, are always subject to review.

Anglican archbishops to meet in near future

The Anglican Communion’s secretary general Bp Anthony Poggo said he will continue to consult with all archbishops and he has been asked to convene a meeting of all in the near future, which will discuss the role of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Communion.

He pointed out that the Church of England has upheld the traditional teaching that marriage is between one man and one woman.