Anglican Communion<\/strong>, religious body of national, independent, and\u00a0autonomous\u00a0churches throughout the world that adheres to the teachings of\u00a0Anglicanism\u00a0and that evolved from the\u00a0Church of England. The Anglican Communion is united by a common loyalty to the\u00a0archbishop of Canterbury\u00a0in\u00a0England\u00a0as its senior bishop and titular leader and by a general agreement with the doctrines and practices defined since the 16th century in\u00a0The Book of Common Prayer<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n It’s true that Parker is holding to one part \u2013 \u201cloyalty to the archbishop of Canterbury\u201d \u2013 but not true that he is holding to the rest: “the teachings of Anglicanism” and \u201ca general agreement with the doctrines and practices defined since the 16th century in The Book of Common Prayer<\/em>.\u201d He, the ACoC, the Church of England and TEC have departed from those practices.<\/p>\n Who, then, has really left the Anglican Communion: the vast majority of Anglicans who value biblical truth or an ever diminishing rump that loves the institution?<\/p>\n From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n By\u00a0Archbishop Shane Parker\u00a0on\u00a0October 18, 2025<\/p>\n In recent days, primates of the Global Anglican Future Conference announced their decisions to leave the Anglican Communion. In response to this, we, the Primate and the Metropolitans of the Anglican Church of Canada, reaffirm the Solemn Declaration of 1893 found in the (Canadian) Book of Common Prayer:<\/p>\n We declare this Church to be, and desire that it shall continue, in full communion with the Church of England throughout the world, as an integral portion of the One Body of Christ composed of Churches which, united under the One Divine Head and in the fellowship of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, hold the One Faith revealed in Holy Writ, and defined in the Creeds. (BCP 1959\/1962, viii)<\/p>\n We reaffirm the four Instruments of Communion: the Lambeth Conference, the Anglican Consultative Council, the Primates\u2019 Meeting, and the primatial See of Canterbury with its people, clergy, and its Archbishop.<\/p>\n We reaffirm the historic Anglican appeal to Scripture, Reason, and Tradition.<\/p>\n The practical and theological question before us is this: Can communion with the Risen Christ contain conflict, so that conflict and disagreement lose their power to divide? We believe the answer to this question is a resounding \u201cYES\u201d because this has been borne out many times in Anglican experience and intuition from the Reformation to the present time.<\/p>\n The Anglican Church of Canada looks forward to participating in the next gathering of the Primates\u2019 Meeting, the next meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council, and the next Lambeth Conference. We rejoice in the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the next Archbishop of Canterbury and will warmly welcome her to Canada after she is installed in 2026.<\/p>\n With steadfast faith and joyful hope,<\/p>\n The Most Reverend\u00a0Shane\u00a0Parker,\u00a0Primate of\u00a0the Anglican Church of\u00a0Canada Archbishop Shane Parker has released a statement claiming that, whereas GAFCON has left the Anglican Communion, the Anglican Church of Canada will stay. Whether that is accurate or not depends on how you define \u201cAnglican Communion\u201d. Here is a brief … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-18_155027.jpg\")
Pastoral statement from the Primate and Metropolitans\u00a0of the Anglican Church of Canada concerning the Anglican Communion<\/p>\n
\nThe Most Reverend David Edwards, Metropolitan of\u00a0Canada
\nThe Most Reverend Anne Germond, Metropolitan of\u00a0Ontario
\nThe Most Reverend Gregory\u00a0Kerr-Wilson, Metropolitan of Northern Lights
\nThe Most Reverend John Stephens, Metropolitan of\u00a0British Columbia\u00a0and Yukon<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"