St. James Blackville disaffiliates from the Anglican Diocese of SC over women priests

Female Anglican bishop 'concelebrates' Mass with Catholic priests

The incident in El Salvador has been condemned by the Apostolic Nuncio as a violation of liturgical and canon law.

St. James Blackville disaffiliates from the Anglican Diocese of SC over women priests

It is with sadness that the Diocese reports the decision by the Vestry of St. James, Blackville to disaffiliate from the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina.  The parish made this decision as a consequence of the recent action of Diocesan Convention to recognize, in our constitution and canons, that we ordain women to the priesthood.  While that has been true since 1979, that fact was not previously reflected in our governing documents. As the Bi…

The bishop of the diocese of Chalatenango in El Salvador invited an Anglican "female bishop" to "concelebrate." The event was condemned by the Apostolic Nunciature. On March 24, the Church in El Salvador celebrated the 45th anniversary of the death of St. Oscar Romero, martyr and archbishop of San Salvador. On that occasion, Bishop Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, the ordinary of the diocese of Chalatenango, celebrated Mass in the chapel of the…