Saturday, April 18, 2009

Church of England Bishop Accused of Trying to Set Up Rival Church

THE TELEGRAPH: One of the Church of England's leading bishops has been accused of setting up a rival church by another senior Anglican clergyman.

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The Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali has been accused of trying to set up rival church. Photo courtesy of The Telegraph

The Very Rev Colin Slee, the liberal Dean of Southwark has publicly attacked the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, and said that he was one of three bishops whose position was now "open to some debate".

The Dean's broadside, delivered in the introduction to the annual report for Southwark Cathedral, will infuriate evangelical supporters of the Bishop, 59, and further widen the gulf between the traditional and liberal wings of the church. >>> By Chris Hastings | Saturday, April 18, 2009