Global dismay at Welsh Archbishop's election
Lydia Houghton
Orthodox Anglicans around the world are reacting with dismay after the election of the new Archbishop of Wales, Cherry Vann, who is openly in a same-sex relationship.
The Biblically orthodox Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) called Vann’s election “another painful nail in the coffin of Anglican orthodoxy.”
Why I've stayed with the Church in Wales
Towards the end of November last year, the bishops of the Church in Wales (part of the Anglican Communion) released a pastoral letter outlining their roadmap for the full authorisation of same-sex blessings – and then the introduction of same-sex marriage within the denomination.
If you haven’t been following events, this follows the introduction of liturgy for the blessing of same-sex couples on a trial basis in the autumn of 2021 by the Governing Body.