From All Africa-
The process that will end in the Anglican Church splitting up has begun with the Canterbury - the headquarters of the church - disengaging itself from Africa, Asia and Australia.
African Anglicans are reportedly taking a lead role by mobilising their colleagues in Asia, South America and Australia to come together under the Global South umbrella.
Sources at the August 23-29 2nd All Africa Bishops Conference in Entebbe, Uganda told The EastAfrican that key consultations on the schism were held at the sidelines of the main meeting and would be concluded after engaging members from Asia, South America and Australiad.
The push for a split follows the collapse of reconciliatory talks between Archbishop Williams Rowan of Canterbury and the liberal church leaders in the United States and Canada after the latter snubbed pleas to disown homosexuality.
“We have met several times (during the Kampala conference) and as Africans we shall meet our colleagues with a similar belief before we break up. The Rt Rev Dr John Chew Hiang Chea, the Archbishop of the Province of the Anglican Church in South-east Asia, has chaired the meetings,” said a source.
The dispute started after the US church backed an openly gay bishop and same-sex unions began to be blessed in Canada in 2003. Apart from homosexuality, ordination of female Bishops, property ownership, and global leadership are among the other bones of contention.
The EastAfrican has established that 10 out of 12 Anglican provinces represented at the Kampala meeting supported the breakaway.
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http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/-/2558/1008948/-/opavntz/-/
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