Conservative Anglicans officially break with Episcopal Church USA
December 04, 2008
“We’re going through Reformation times," said Episcopalian Bishop Robert Duncan, explaining the decision by a group of conservative Anglicans to set up a new leadership structure, to be known as the Anglican Church in North America, separate from the Episcopal Church. The new group, which Duncan will lead, claims the allegiance of 100,000 people, and will seek recognition from other Anglican primates around the world. It is not clear whether the group will ask for recognition by the Archbishop of Canterbury. A spokesman for the Episcopal Church expressed regret at the break, saying: "There is room within the Episcopal Church for people of different views." That statement, ironically, confirmed the conservatives' complaint that the Episcopal leadership no longer adheres to traditional Christian teachings.
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