Anglican Communion

ACNS News Digest

Seven days in Entebbe - A reflection on the All Africa Bishops Conference I flew into Entebbe on Monday morning without map or compass; this was only the second gathering of bishops from across the continent of Africa. The first had been six years ago in Lagos, Nigeria, long before my time with the Anglican Communion Office. African Anglican bishops in Uganda draw a line in the sand in their final conference statement Four hundred bishops from Africa announced today that 'business as usual' was no longer an option for the Anglican Church there and that Africans should "take their destiny into their own hands". "Climate change will kill more Africans than malaria or AIDS," Anglican church warned The continent of Africa is facing a future in which climate change will kill more people than traditional causes such as malaria and HIV, according to a Ugandan environmental expert. History-making Anglican priest says Africa "has faith to believe it can defeat AIDS" Rev Canon Gideon Byamugisha today called on the African bishops of the Anglican Communion to take the lead in ensuring the HIV virus never celebrates its 50th birthday in 2031. President of Uganda tells African bishops: "There should be no room for intolerance because everyone is made in the image of God." Uganda’s President Museveni said today that tolerance was a biblical imperative and that Christians should not “have one minute of time wasted” by those promoting prejudice.