From Ireland-
Thirty-six senior Church of Ireland clergy have put their names to an open letter objecting to the appointment of the newly elected Bishop of Down and Dromore due to his involvement with a conservative Anglican group.
In a letter to the
church’s House of Bishops, the signatories say they are concerned
Archdeacon David McClay may not be an appropriate choice due to his
membership of the Gafcon (Global Anglican Future Conference) Ireland movement.
They believe the
group’s policies are “antithetical” to the principles a Church of
Ireland bishop must commit to in the rite of consecration. These include
“fostering unity, care for the oppressed, and building up the people of
God in all their spiritual and sexual diversity”.
Gafcon was founded in
2008, originally to oppose same-sex marriage and the ordination of
LGBTQ+ people. It has proclaimed itself as a unique upholder of biblical
orthodoxy and as “a global family of authentic Anglicans standing
together to retain and restore the Bible to the heart of the Anglican
Communion”.
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