"There can be no future for Christianity in Europe without Rome," an Anglican bishop told the Sunday Telegraph this weekend, after it was revealed that a group of "senior" bishops from the Church of England has been in secret negotiations with the highest levels of the Vatican to discuss the current crisis in Anglicanism over the acceptance of homosexuality and female bishops.
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July 8th, 2008
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July 8th, 2008
The Church of England looked set for a damaging split last night after its ruling body agreed to press ahead with the introduction of women bishops without any compromise measures for opponents of the controversial move.
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July 8th, 2008
David Cameron yesterday hardened the Tory attack on Britain's "broken society" by calling for an end to "moral neutrality" whereby society refused to distinguish between good and bad behaviour.
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July 8th, 2008
The most significant relaxation of the abortion laws since the practice was first made legal more than 40 years ago is being proposed by a cross-party group of MPs.
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July 8th, 2008
A cross-party group of MPs will attempt next week to end the requirement for a second doctor to give their approval for an abortion to take place.
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July 8th, 2008
Moves by pro-choice MPs to effectively sanction 'abortion on demand' will trigger a surge in terminations, campaigners claimed yesterday.
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July 7th, 2008
Rod MacKinnon, head of Bexley Grammar School, said schools were being forced to shun traditional lessons as ministers manipulated the education system for the purposes of 'social engineering'.
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July 7th, 2008
A family doctor accused of breaking medical ethical guidelines by trying to persuade pregnant patients not to have abortions has been cleared.
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July 7th, 2008
Boris Johnson was embroiled in a dispute with the Church of England after scrapping plans for an inquiry into allegations that led to the resignation of his deputy, Ray Lewis.
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July 7th, 2008
The Church of England's ruling Synod is to vote on the conditions under which women could be consecrated as bishops.