Monday, June 30, 2008

New York Times Reports on GAFCon

For the past week over 1000 Anglicans have been meeting in Jerusalem at a gathering called Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON). Here's the link of the New York Times coverage of the outcome.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/world/30anglican.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=anglican&st=cse&oref=slogin

If you'd like to see the final statement from the conference look here-

http://www.gafcon.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=29

The GAFCON press release states that six Primates are involved in this new movement. That would be 6 of 38 primates in the Anglican Communion. You can read that release here -

http://www.gafcon.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=12

1 comment:

BruceR said...

Thanks, Jim. I find the Archbishop of Canterbury's response helpful as I try to digest my first readings of what is obviously a very significant document in the unfolding and perhaps the unraveling of our Anglican lives in this generation.

http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/6/30/ACNS4417

BruceR