These developments included the election of a priest in a committed same sex relationship as a bishop, and the authorisation by one diocese in Canada of a public Rite of Blessing for Same Sex Unions.
17 October 2003
Good evening everyone. Thank you very much for joining us. I hope you've had a chance, at least, to glance at the statement which has been produced by our meeting which has, in fact, been unanimously agreed by the meeting of the primates.
16 October 2003
The Primates of the Anglican Communion and the Moderators of the United Churches, meeting together at Lambeth Palace on the 15th and 16th October, 2003, wish to express our gratitude to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, for calling us together in response to recent events.
16 October 2003
In October 2002, George Weigel of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington DC, a prominent Roman Catholic scholar and commentator, delivered a lecture on 'Moral Clarity in a Time of War' (published by the Center as a pamphlet in 2003). This was a response to various statements from religious leaders in the run-up to the conflict in Iraq.
15 October 2003
Primates of the Anglican Communion arrive at Lambeth Palace
15 October 2003
Never before have the terms liberal and conservative, orthodox and progressive, right wing and left wing, been so prevalent throughout the Anglican Communion.
13 October 2003
The Anglican Communion Office can confirm that Dr Zahl was briefly handed two documents in error at the recent meeting of the Inter-Anglican Theological Doctrinal Commission in Virginia Theological Seminary at the beginning of September.
07 October 2003
The Lambeth Degree is a real academic award. The candidates are exempt from both residential and examination requirements and the special awards are made on merit in recognition of recipients' contribution to religious, academic and public life.
06 October 2003
The Anglican Communion Office and Lambeth Palace have announced the proposed media arrangements for the Primates’ Meeting being held in London 15th -16th October 2003.
30 September 2003
Participants came from the United States and Canada, representing their respective Churches and joined the members of the “Continuation Committee” which is conducting these regional gatherings on behalf of the Baptist World Alliance and the Anglican Communion.
19 September 2003