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Statement of the Presiding Bishop on Human Rights for Homosexual Persons

Statement of the Presiding Bishop on Human Rights for Homosexual Persons

I have read with alarm and deep concern accounts of statements by the presidents of Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe which have become a provocation for the harassment and persecution of homosexual persons.

08 October 1999

The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral in the United States

The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral in the United States

Over the years many Americans have become Friends of Canterbury, the renowned English Cathedral steeped in history, and a centre of spirituality for the Christian world.

09 July 1999

Bishop Griswold visits the Russian Orthodox Church

Bishop Griswold visits the Russian Orthodox Church

The following text was issued during Bishop Griswold's visit earlier this week to the Russian Orthodox Church.

07 July 1999

Women's ordinations to be commemorated

Women's ordinations to be commemorated

Twenty-five years ago, Luisa Miller was living in Upper Montclair, NJ, when an extraordinary event in Philadelphia brought her back to church.

24 June 1999

Canterbury Cathedral Choir has highly successful tour to North America

Canterbury Cathedral Choir has highly successful tour to North America

The Canterbury Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Cathedral Organist and Master of the Choristers David Flood, returned to North America for the first time in five years in April to make a highly successful fifteen-day tour of the US and Canada.

24 May 1999

Archbishop of Canterbury speaks at UN conference, and visits Alabama and Sewanee

Archbishop of Canterbury speaks at UN conference, and visits Alabama and Sewanee

Peace among nations is impossible without peace among major religions, Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey told about 1,000 people on 15 March to conclude the Thanksgiving World Assembly.

28 April 1999

The Precious Gift Of Unity

The Precious Gift Of Unity

Archbishop of Canterbury's Address to the SEAD Conference, The Cathedral Church of St Luke and St Paul, Charleston, South Carolina, Thursday 8 April 1999

12 April 1999

Bishop Griswold Responds To International Church Leaders On Sexuality Issue

Bishop Griswold Responds To International Church Leaders On Sexuality Issue

Presiding Bishop Frank T Griswold responded today to an open letter from six active primates and one retired primate which challenged what they perceived as a trend by some bishops in the Episcopal Church to ignore resolutions on sexuality passed at last summer's Lambeth Conference.

18 March 1999

Letter From Presiding Bishop Griswold

Letter From Presiding Bishop Griswold

Thank you so very much for your letter of fraternal concern regarding the reception of Lambeth resolutions on human sexuality and the authority of the Bible in some parts of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Joining me in this response are the nine members of my Council of Advice, each of whom was elected by that bishop's domestic province.

18 March 1999

An Open Letter From Primates of the Anglican Communion to the Most Reverend Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop of ECUSA

An Open Letter From Primates of the Anglican Communion to the Most Reverend Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop of ECUSA

We write as Primates and Archbishops of the Anglican Communion in the Holy, Catholic, Apostolic and Reformed Church, having assembled last year for the Lambeth Conference at Canterbury. We give thanks to Almighty God for granting us that opportunity for consultation, determination and expression of our common mind in the Anglican Communion.

18 March 1999