Opinion

Lambeth 2022: Two petitions, two very different positions on LGBT

A statement from Anglican bishops at Lambeth 2022 affirming the "holiness" of LGBT+ love "in committed relationships" is gathering signatures but the published list only serves to show just how marginal the Western revisionist agenda is in the Anglican Communion.

Will a lunchtime of letters at Lambeth save the Anglican Communion?

In a last ditch attempt to reduce the tensions in the Anglican Communion the Archbishop of Canterbury has written to all the bishops.

The challenge to the Church to reach more young men

Young men are feeling alienated by today's culture but the Church can provide the answer.

Expansions on euthanasia should be sounding alarm bells for us all

'In our utilitarian and utopian zeal, the right to die today may become the duty to die tomorrow,' warns Toronto physician Mark D'Souza.

What now for orthodox Anglican bishops at the Lambeth Conference?

The orthodox archbishops and bishops of the Anglican churches in Nigeria, Uganda and Rwanda are boycotting Lambeth 2022 because they are not prepared to compromise on marriage and sexuality. Given the politicking over the Call on Human Dignity, their stand has very arguably been vindicated.

The Anglican Communion stands at a crossroads

Millions of orthodox Anglicans around the world are praying that the next two weeks will bring healing and life. The events of the past few days suggest it will be a challenge.

Human sexuality seems set to dominate Lambeth 2022

Before it has even started, the Archbishop of Canterbury's hope, "not to have the whole Lambeth Conference spent talking about issues of human sexuality," seems to have been dashed.

Lambeth 2022: a call to reaffirm traditional marriage and sexuality is proving to be the cat among the pigeons

With an almighty row looming over sexual morality, the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops worldwide looks set to make the recent ructions in the Conservative Party look like a teddy bears' picnic at the vicarage.

Looking back on the last Lambeth Conference

As Anglican bishops from around the world gather for the 2022 Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, Kent, UK, this week, Rev Peter Crumpler recalls his part in the last Conference, back in 2008.

The truth about working with older people

To mark World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on 24 July, Wayne Bartle, Senior Carer for Pilgrims' Friend Society reflects on 20 years of laughter, encouragement and perspective.

The tragic case of Archie Battersbee

Parents may sometimes be wrong and their attempts to protect their children may ultimately prove futile, but their beliefs and views should be respected.

Have we reached 'peak woke'?

Columnist David French recently expressed his hope that we have reached "peak woke." He defined this as "the peak (for now) of left-wing institutional intolerance and illiberalism regarding race, sex, and religion." I certainly hope he is right, since the alternative is hard to imagine.