{"id":2503268,"date":"2025-10-26T17:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-denomination-splits-after-woman-appointed-as-its-head\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T17:24:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:24:38","slug":"major-denomination-splits-after-woman-appointed-as-its-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-denomination-splits-after-woman-appointed-as-its-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Denomination Splits After Woman Appointed as Its Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmajor-denomination-splits-after-woman-appointed-as-its-head%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2503268&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The church of England&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-dubs-transgender-individual-rachel-levine-first-ever-female-four-star-admiral\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Dubs Transgender Individual Rachel Levine \u2018First-Ever Female Four-Star Admiral\u2019\">historic appointment<\/a> of Sarah mullally, the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >caused critically important controversy<\/a> and division within the Anglican Communion. Mullally, who supports blessings for same-sex couples and identifies as a &#8220;pro-choice feminist,&#8221; will assume the role next year, marking a major shift in the traditionally male-dominated leadership.In response, the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON), representing up to 85% of the world&#8217;s 110 million Anglicans, has rejected the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Consultative Council. GAFCON criticizes these changes as a departure from Biblical teachings, notably opposing the ordination of women clergy and the revision of doctrine. they assert that they remain the true Anglican Communion and are committed to restoring Biblical authority in their faith community. This division reflects broader splits within Anglicanism worldwide, echoing earlier disagreements between progressive and conservative factions, particularly in the United States. The appointment also symbolizes wider concerns about the decline of traditional Christianity in Britain and Europe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the Church of England shockingly appointed a woman as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, conservative Anglicans around the world split from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-members-rage-against-transgender-inclusion\/\" title=\"Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution protest transgender inclusion\">historic institution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Mullally, the current bishop of London, is slated to become the top cleric in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/church-england-claims-christian-faith-spread-racist-european-ideologies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Church of England<\/a> next year, the first time a woman has held the historic office.<\/p>\n<p>The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, also known as GAFCON, will therefore cease to recognize the authority of Canterbury over their denomination.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON) has essentially excommunicated the See of Canterbury after Sarah Mullally, who supports blessings for same-sex couples, was named Archbishop<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot continue to have communion with those who advocate the revisionist&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tXAwwgN7XV\">pic.twitter.com\/tXAwwgN7XV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1978884176536322195?\">October 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length); 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Dr. Laurent Mbanda, the Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Rwanda, that the coalition first &ldquo;gathered in 2008 in Jerusalem to prayerfully respond to the abandonment of the Scriptures by some of the most senior leaders of the Anglican Communion, and to seek their repentance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Central to this call to repentance has been concern over the appointment of women as clergy, since the Bible and the historic orthodox Christian tradition expressly reserves pastoral ministry to qualified men.<\/p>\n<p>GAFCON therefore lamented, &ldquo;In the absence of such repentance, we have been prayerfully advancing towards a future for faithful Anglicans, where the Bible is restored to the heart of the Communion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They reject the See of Canterbury and the Anglican Consultative Council for failing to &ldquo;uphold the doctrine and discipline of the Anglican Communion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The statement declared that &ldquo;as has been the case from the very beginning, we have not left the Anglican Communion; we are the Anglican Communion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please pray that we will lead our Communion in prayerful submission to the Holy Spirit as we hear the voice of Jesus in his wondrous Scriptures, to the glory of God,&rdquo; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/baptistnews.com\/article\/a-house-divided-the-anglican-communions-great-reset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> by Baptist News Global, as many as 85 percent of the world&rsquo;s 110 million Anglicans belong to GAFCON.<\/p>\n<p>The report noted that the worldwide division in Anglicanism mirrors the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/massive-us-church-votes-leave-woke-denomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">split<\/a> in the United States between the progressive Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church.<\/p>\n<p>Mullally is not merely a self-professed female clergymember, but in her own words is a &ldquo;pro-choice feminist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Christians across the world have lamented the development, noting that the office of Archbishop of Canterbury has been central not only to English history, but to the global spread of Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>Leading figures in church history, from St. Anselm to Thomas Cranmer, have occupied the position.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment of Mullally reflects a broader decline in British Christianity and adherence to the faith across the Western world, especially in Europe.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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