The head of the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), a coalition of Anglican leaders opposing the liberalization of the Anglican Church spearheaded by leadership in England, announced on Thursday they would split from Canterbury, declaring itself the true leadership of the Church.
Most Revd Dr Laurent Mbanda, the chairman of the GAFCON Primates’ Council and the Primate of the Anglican Church of Rwanda, published a letter declaring that the true Anglican Church was now under GAFCON, and not under the Archbishop of Canterbury, as it had been for centuries. The letter is a response to the appointment as archbishop of Canterbury of Dame Sarah Mullally, the first woman to hold the post, in early October.
In addition to breaking with tradition by appointing a woman, the leadership of the Anglican Communion chose a leader that outraged many Anglican clergy around the world, particularly in Anglican strongholds
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