A powerful \u200bgroup of conservative Anglicans on Friday urged its members to boycott meetings convened by the \u200cArchbishop of Canterbury and halt any financial contributions to the current leadership, escalating a long\u2011running rift within the church.<\/p>\n
The declaration by the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON),\u00a0 a grouping of conservative churches mainly from Africa and Asia that claims to represent a majority \u200bof the world’s Anglicans, follows a decision to establish a new council rivalling the current leadership.<\/p>\n
Three days \u200bof meetings of GAFCON members in Nigeria have underscored the deep rifts within the \u2060Anglican Communion over theological and social issues, including the ordination of women and the inclusion of LGBTQ+ members.<\/p>\n
They \u200bcome just weeks before the Communion is due to enthrone Sarah Mullally as its Archbishop of Canterbury, \u200buntil now spiritual leader of the world’s 85 million Anglicans spread across 165 countries.<\/p>\n
Laurent Mbanda, installed on Thursday as Chairperson of the new rival council, read a statement saying the Global Anglican Communion required “a principled disengagement” from structures associated with the Church \u200bof England.<\/p>\n
“Leaders who hold office in the Global Anglican Communion must not attend future Primates’ meetings called by \u200bthe Archbishop of Canterbury, nor attend the Lambeth Conference, nor attend ACC meetings or participate in Commissions of the ACC,” the \u200cstatement \u2060said.<\/p>\n
It added that leaders “should not personally approve financial contributions to the ACC. It is also expected that they will not receive financial assistance from compromised sources.”<\/p>\n
It was not immediately clear how much money was at stake.<\/p>\n
The Church of England did not immediately comment.<\/p>\n
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