Liberal Anglicans challenge 'dogmatic' Church of England covenant

Church proposes covenant involving divisive issues like electing openly gay priests or blessing same-sex unions. The Guardian reports:

Liberal Anglicans today launched a campaign to fight guidelines they claim will make the church "more dogmatic".

Next month the general synod, the governing body of the Church of England, votes on whether to approve a constitution that will define how the communion stays together in the face of divisive issues such as sending clergy to another country without its agreement, electing openly homosexual priests or blessing same-sex unions.

But the groups, Inclusive Church and Modern Church, warn the covenant will "redefine Anglicanism". In full-page adverts, appearing this week in church publications, they say the covenant will make the communion "more dogmatic, inward looking and backward looking".