TANZANIA: Gafcon Communique Affirms Traditional Marriage

anglican74 · Aug 26, 2019

Has anyone else seen this on the Virtue Online website?
https://virtueonline.org/tanzania-gafcon-communique-affirms-traditional-marriage

2. That, we re-affirm the position of the Anglican Church of Tanzania, that marriage is between one man and one woman in a life-long commitment, in accordance with Scripture and as affirmed by the Lambeth Conference 1998 Resolution I.10.

3. That, we re-affirm our subscription to the Jerusalem Statement and Declaration. We further commit to uphold the orthodox view of Scripture as the inspired Word of God, fully and finally authoritative for all matters of faith and conduct, and to faithfully maintain biblical doctrine, particularly as found in the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion and the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.

4. That, we re-affirm the position of the Anglican Church of Tanzania as contained in the 2006 Statement of the House of Bishops and subsequently ratified by the Provincial Standing Committee in 2007 and the Provincial Synod in 2008, which declared that the Anglican Church of Tanzania is not in communion with:

(a) Bishops who consecrate practicing homosexuals to the episcopate and those Bishops who ordain such persons to the priesthood and the deaconate or license them to minister in their dioceses;

(b) Bishops who permit the blessing of same sex unions in their dioceses;

(c) Priests and deacons in same-sex unions;

(d) Priests who bless same sex-unions.

5. That, we will develop and implement a strategy and programs to educate and equip Anglicans in Tanzania, both clergy and laity, to remain faithful to orthodox Biblical Anglicanism, participating in the global fellowship of Gafcon, including its networks.
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JoeLaughon · Aug 26, 2019

Terrific

Brigid · Aug 26, 2019

Wonderful!

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TANZANIA: Gafcon Communique Affirms Traditional Marriage

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