-Caveat Lector-
Note: "Heresy" is technically defined as "doctrinal error stubbornly held in
defiance of ecclesiastical authority." In light of that definition, who is the
heretic here?
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Anglican Bishop on Warpath Over Scottish "Heresy"
EDINBURGH, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A prominent Anglican archbishop said on
Wednesday he was boycotting a church conference in "heretical" Scotland
because of a local bishop who advocates tolerance of promiscuity and
homosexuality.
Moses Tay, Archbishop of Southeast Asia, wrote to Britain's Archbishop of
Canterbury, George Carey, to say he would not attend the meeting of the
Anglican Consultative Council in Dundee on September 14-24.
Tay, from Singapore, wrote that Scotland was a "heretical" province and that
Bishop Richard Holloway -- head of the Episcopal Church, the Scottish branch
of Anglicanism -- held "horrendous" views.
Holloway has long urged more tolerance of sexual promiscuity, including that
of homosexuals, and prompted calls for his resignation recently by saying he
had once tried cannabis and thought it should be decriminalised.
The conflict reflects a deeper divide between more conservative, evangelical
provinces, especially in Africa and Asia, and Western branches in Britain, the
United States and elsewhere where church leaders are taking an increasingly
liberal line on sexuality and other moral issues.
Holloway, who will host the meeting, said he regretted Tay's decision but
repeated a call for the diverse and decentralised church, which has 70 million
followers worldwide, to put aside theological differences over issues like
sexuality.
"We are a warm and affectionate church and we contain among ourselves the
complete range of views that characterise the Anglican family. Inclusivity and
the ability not only to tolerate but to celebrate difference and disagreement
are important values for us," he said in a statement.
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