Anglicans Rebuke Church of England Head Over Same-Sex Marriage Stance

Conservative Anglican leaders from around the world have issued a statement rebuking the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and other Church of England leaders they claim "have failed to guard the faith." The statement titled "The Kigali Commitment" was released by Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON) and comes amid deep fractures among Anglicans globally regarding gender and sexuality. The Kigali Commitment notes that "both GSFA and Gafcon Primates share the view that . . . they can no longer [recognize] the Archbishop of Canterbury as an Instrument of Communion, the ‘first among equals’ of the Primates. The Church of England has chosen to impair her relationship with the orthodox provinces in the Communion."