Archbishop accused of trying to 'split' Anglican church over same-sex marriage

.sparked a wave of criticism within the Anglican communion, which is riven by division over this and other issues.

"At the moment the diocese of Sydney can't leave the Anglican Church in Australia because it has so much property and assets," he said. The draft doctrine declares the Sydney diocese is "in a state of impaired fellowship" with any diocese, bishop or minister that allows or blesses a same-sex marriage.

Responding to Dr Davies on Wednesday, Wangaratta vicar-general Clarence Bester affirmed his position in favour of LGBTQI inclusion and warned: "It is not for any one branch of the church to claim that there is no space for other branches." Father Sempell said the Sydney diocese was positioning to protect its slew of property in the event of a split in the Anglican church here.

Wasnt the Anglican Church started by a king who wanted a divorce? The institution was flawed from the beginning.

This intolerant divine is one of the main reasons people are leaving the church. That and the fact that they are waking up to the fact that it’s doctrines are based on evidence free folk tales.

can we just live in the 21st century and accept that religion is just medieval mythology and move along

Start charging full rates on their properties CloverMoore if they don't want to comply with anti-discrimination laws.

Sydney Anglicans have always wanted to split. Phillip and Peter Jensen, the real power in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, have wanted it for years, now with this issue of SSM they will finally achieve it.

And this archaic institution continues to lose touch with the community at breakneck speed....

Nice Christian attitude.

Mr Davies would do well in lobbying governments to alleviate poverty/homelessness in our fractured society rather than indulging in fatuous comments about same sex marriage. Get real Mr Davies!

Happy to hide paedophiles and child molesters from prosecution but gay marriage is the problem?

If you're not playing for the team, you're playing against it.... you don't get the job done if you're working somewhere else

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It's time to o strip the church of it's tax free status. They are not above our laws.

The Archbigot a disgusting human being! He should leave!

God bribes his children

What a turd

This is not true religion, it is politics.

A truly appalling and disgusting human being

LOL. If the run down Anglican Church in my town is any indication there are no funds to deny to the churches. Christianity is a lost cause anyway so who would want to be involved with the out of touch Anglicans like Davies?

Homosexuality is unhealthy.

Sydney Diocese acts as a tyrant over all other Dioceses and Glenn Davies is the tyrant over all tyrants.

The Catholics aren’t saying much .....slightly embarrassed at the moment!!

Archbishop Glenn Davies is the CEO of a business.

And I thought Catholics were bad. Religious terrorist.

Moving from Pro testing to fundamentalism. Racking next

Why is the church so bothered by gay marriage?

Just wondering why these journos care so much? Do they go to an Anglican Church?

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