US Anglicans form breakaway church

Telegraph [UK]:

The new Anglican Church in North America will include four Episcopal dioceses which recently split from the US church, as well as breakaway parishes from Canada.

Conservative Episcopalians have long been upset by the stance of the church's leadership on various issues, particularly homosexuality.

Tensions came to a head in 2003 when the church consecrated its first openly homosexual bishop, Gene Robinson of New Hampshire.

The traditionalists have formed their own alliances, often with Anglican churches in Africa.

[...]

MORE