2013年1月10日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Religion News

African Anglicans denounce Church of England gay bishop rule

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 01:15 AM PST

A cross is seen during a Catholic mass in favour of the traditional family unit in central MadridPARIS (Reuters) - Senior African Anglican leaders have lined up to denounce the Church of England's decision to allow celibate gay bishops, warning it would only widen the divisions within the worldwide Anglican Communion. Archbishop Nicholas Okoh of Nigeria, effectively the largest province in the Communion, said such reforms "could very well shatter whatever hopes we had for healing and reconciliation within our beloved Communion. ...

Lowered UK flag sparks Protestant fury in Belfast

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:09 AM PST

ADDS DATE - Loyalists set up burning barricades on the Newtownards Road in Belfast, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, a month after the City Council decided to fly the union flag on designated days only. Protesters have been out in force — with sometimes violent results — since a Dec. 3 decision by Belfast City Council to stop flying the British flag year-round. Such issues of symbolism frequently inflame sectarian passions in Northern Ireland, where Protestants mainly want to stay in the United Kingdom and Catholics want to unite with the Republic of Ireland. (AP Photo/PA, Paul Faith) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday January 7, 2013. See PA story ULSTER Protests. Photo credit should read: Paul Faith/PA WireBELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — At Belfast City Hall, the flagpole is bare — and the streets are filled with nighttime fear and fury.

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