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Topic: Phillip Aspinall


In the News (Wed 15 Feb 12)

  
  Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
The Most Rev Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia by the Board of Electors of the Primate which comprises diocesan bishops, and representative clergy and lay members of the General Synod.
Archbishop Aspinall was consecrated Bishop in 1998, when he went to serve as Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Adelaide.
Dr Aspinall has contributed to the life of the National Church since his early involvement in youth work and Christian education, through community service work and as a member of the standing committee of General Synod since 1995.
www.anglicanbrisbane.org.au /content.asp?sub=3&txt=25   (474 words)

  
 HARIAN UMUM SUARA MERDEKA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The scandal has snowballed a week before the queen is due in Australia on a Golden Jubilee tour and is likely to reignite calls in the country to cut ties with former colonial ruler Britain and oust the Queen in favor of a home-grown president.
Hollingworth's successor as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Phillip Aspinall, on Tuesday announced an independent inquiry into the allegations the church covered up child sexual abuse.
Aspinall told reporters in Brisbane he accepted there had been serious deficiencies in the way the diocese had handled allegations of sex abuse in the past.
www.suaramerdeka.com /harian/0202/23/eng2.htm   (499 words)

  
 The Courier-Mail: Brisbane bishop faces sex claims (archived)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Aspinall said the allegations related to events 20 years ago when he was a church youth group leader who stayed overnight with other young adults at a house in Tasmania.
Aspinall was the cleric who commissioned a damning inquiry into his predecessor as Anglican archbishop of Brisbane, Peter Hollingworth, that triggered Hollingworth's resignation as Governor-General in May when it found he failed to act against paedophiles.
Aspinall did not reveal why he was making the allegations public.
www.thecouriermail.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5936,7035503^1702,00.html   (476 words)

  
 The Australian: Aspinall warns on society evils [September 30, 2005]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
He said that in scripture "the dragon" was depicted as the tempter, the seducer, the enemy and opponent of truth.
Dr Aspinall was ordained deacon in Tasmania in 1988 and became a priest in 1989.
He was consecrated as a bishop in Adelaide in 1998 and appointed Archbishop of Brisbane in 2002.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,16766680^2702,00.html   (508 words)

  
 The Australian: Devil in detail, primate says [October 16, 2005]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Anglican Primate Phillip Aspinall has made his first substantive comments on the industrial shake-up since Treasurer Peter Costello told him he was not qualified to speak on the subject.
Dr Aspinall said he wanted to examine aspects of the changes detailed since he first raised concerns in July, particularly about the new Fair Pay Commission which will set the minimum wage.
Dr Aspinall also said it was neither annoyed nor hurt by Mr Costello's criticism in July, but described the Treasurer's comments as unthoughtful.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,16936114^29277,00.html   (585 words)

  
 Aspinall won't be silenced on IR changes - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
Archbishop of Brisbane Phillip Aspinall was elected in a secret ballot at Sydney's St Andrew's Cathedral on the weekend, to succeed Dr Peter Carnley, who has retired after a five-year tenure.
Archbishop Aspinall said the church should have a voice on industrial relations despite federal Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews demanding church leaders stay out of the debate.
Archbishop Aspinall said the popularity of Pentecostal churches, such as Hillsong, was not a threat to the Anglican church but it could learn from them.
www.smh.com.au /news/National/New-Primate-calls-for-Anglican-unity/2005/07/10/1120934123733.html?oneclick=true   (436 words)

  
 Introducing Sir Richard Phillips
Phillips used a variety of publishing and marketing strategies, one of which was to use the names of living or deceased authors, most of whom were church ministers, to develop ‘trade’ books of elementary education.
For living authors whose names Phillips used, I have not been able to discover whether the author wrote the books themselves, or whether Phillips commissioned somebody else to write the work and came to an arrangement over the use of the name.
One might easily be tempted to consider Phillips as an entrepreneur scallywag concerned to wring every penny of profit from the market for educational products and there is a plethora of comments about Phillips which cast him as a shrewd and ruthless operator.
w4.ed.uiuc.edu /faculty/westbury/Paradigm/%20Phillip.html   (2075 words)

  
 Herald Sun: Archbishop backs gay talks (archived)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane Dr Phillip Aspinall, writing in the latest edition of church newspaper Focus, said church members needed to reflect on a move in Canada to authorise a service to bless same-sex couples and the election of an openly gay bishop in the United States.
Dr Aspinall said although some sections of the Bible seemed to condemn gay sex, the church needed to recognise that "we do know now more than the biblical authors knew in their age about homosexuality".
Dr Aspinall's view puts him at odds with Sydney Anglican Archbishop Dr Peter Jensen, who has said the Bible clearly condemns homosexual practice and the overseas moves could lead to conservative Anglicans forming a "church within a church".
www.heraldsun.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5478,6888480^421,00.html   (432 words)

  
 VOTF Australia Adelaide Reports
THE appointment of Brisbane Archbishop Phillip Aspinall as the head of the Anglican Church in Australia brings renewed hope for healing.
Dr Aspinall is familiar with the suffering of abuse victims in South Australia.
Whether or not Dr Aspinall had any power to act when he was here as a young bishop, he has now been elevated to the most senior position in the Anglican Church and should use that influence to effect change.
www.votfaustralia.org /reportsAdelaide.html   (2056 words)

  
 The Advertiser: Aspinall wins top Anglican job [ 09jul05 ]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
THE new Anglican Primate of Australia is Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, a spokesman for the Anglican church says.
"The most Rev Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane, was today elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia by the Board of Electors of the Primate which comprises diocesan bishops, and representative clergy and lay members of the General Synod," the statement read.
Archbishop Aspinall was consecrated Bishop in 1998 when he went to serve as Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Adelaide.
www.theadvertiser.news.com.au /printpage/0,5942,15873016,00.html   (172 words)

  
 7news national news
Archbishop of Brisbane Phillip Aspinall was elected church leader in a secret ballot at Sydney's St Andrew's Cathedral.
Archbishop Aspinall said he was on record supporting the ordination of women bishops but the question was how he would "live with my brothers and sisters who are opposed to women bishops".
Archbishop Aspinall, who was a church youth group leader at the time of the allegations, said he was hurt the issue had been raised again after extensive investigations by the Brisbane Diocesan Council cleared him of the matter.
seven.com.au /news/nationalnews/92455   (572 words)

  
 HINCH.net - The Official Derryn Hinch Website
The new Brisbane Archbishop Phillip Aspinall after he replaced the disgraced church leader --and now mothballed Governor-General – Peter Hollingworth.
Aspinall now stands accused of some of the very crimes and lapses we have excoriated Hollingworth over.
He said he was ‘sympathetic” to the view that Brandenburg’s name be made public but his view was not shared by Archbishop George because of advice from church insurers.
www.hinch.net /says_archive/May03/22-5-03.htm   (429 words)

  
 not too much » A Primate well chosen
At 44, Dr Aspinall is one of the youngest to be appointed Primate.
Dr Aspinall's predecessor, Archbishop Peter Carnley of Perth, found this difficult because he could rarely bridge the gap between Sydney and the rest of the church.
However, Dr Aspinall has shown himself to be a firm administrator in dealing with the sex-abuse scandals he inherited from his predecessor in Brisbane, Dr Hollingworth.
nottoomuch.com /pivot/entry.php?id=332   (1228 words)

  
 Call for Archbishop Aspinall to 'consider resigning'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Bishop Chislett, quite appropriately, responded to Phillip Aspinall and pointed out that he was not a member of the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia and that the purpose of his episcopal ordination was, as clearly expressed on numerous occasions:...
In his response to Archbishop Aspinall, Bishop Chislett also said: Historically in the Church of England, an incumbent’s being consecrated to the episcopate ‘out of range’-so to speak-of the canons regulating his ecclesial relationships, has not of itself been cause for revoking his licence, even in cases where the consecration has been of dubious validity.
In his correspondence with Archbishop Aspinall, Bishop Chislett made it clear that he did not intend to act contrary to the terms of his licence as Rector of All Saints, Wickham Terrace, in the diocese of Brisbane.
www.forwardinfaith.com /artman/publish/article_229.shtml   (686 words)

  
 ACTU: News: Anglican Church Leader Backs Rights At Work campaign - 11 July 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Dr Phillip Aspinall, the Archbishop of Brisbane, elected on the weekend to lead the church in Australia, told the media he did not rule out taking more direct action on industrial relations reforms.
Archbishop Phillip Aspinall said Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews was wrong to insist that religious leaders withdraw from the debate.
In his first interview as Anglican primate Dr Aspinall said the church had a right to defend " proper protection for the weakest and most vulnerable in the community", provided church leaders were properly briefed.
memberconnect.com.au /work_rights/news/1121077940_25799.html   (468 words)

  
 Lent & Beyond… » Primates Prayer Day 26: Abp. Phillip Aspinall, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Aspinall is 46 years old and quite possibly the youngest of the Primates.
As my colleague Jill wrote in her Primate profile (full text here), +Aspinall is deeply concerned for the unity of the Church and recognizes the cost to provincial autonomy that might be required for the Communion to hold together under an agreed-upon Covenant:
bless Phillip Aspinall with the Spirit’s grace and presence.
lent.classicalanglican.net /?p=3122   (765 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Resisting militants, Muslim scholars limit the right to issue edicts
SYDNEY, Australia – Delegates to the Anglican Church of Australia have elected Brisbane's Archbishop Phillip Aspinall as their new provincial leader, making him a key figure in the Anglican Communion worldwide.
Aspinall, who will hold office until 2007, succeeds Archbishop Peter Carnley of Perth, who is retiring after five years.
Aspinall, 45, has not taken a public stand in the debate over homosexuality that is tearing apart Anglicanism.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/communities/churches/20050713-0859-religionbriefs.html   (1123 words)

  
 SSONET.com.au : Sydney Star Observer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Gay Anglicans have cautiously welcomed the election of progressive Brisbane archbishop Phillip Aspinall as their church’s new national leader, at a time when a dispute over homosexuality threatens to divide Anglicans worldwide.
The 45-year-old Aspinall is among the youngest men ever to lead Australia’s four million Anglicans, and one gay member of the church has hailed his election as a victory for religious moderation.
Aspinall, who succeeds former Perth archbishop Peter Carnley as primate, has already indicated his progressive leanings in his new role.
www.ssonet.com.au /display.asp?ArticleID=4477   (601 words)

  
 Archbishop Phillip Aspinall :: Sunday Profile
Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, the Anglican Primate of Australia, talks about the government's industrial relations reforms, his life within the Church, the difficult assignment he faced in investigating child abuse claims and the issues which threaten to split the Church.
Doctor Aspinall is studying the reformsÂ…but is he concerned by what he knows of the government’s plans so far.
Okay Dr Aspinall, I’d like to come back to church issues and the most pressing issues currently confronting the Anglican Church in Australia, but before I do that, at this point I’d like to ask you a little bit about your relationship with the Church and how it developed.
www.abc.net.au /sundayprofile/stories/s1482308.htm   (2862 words)

  
 VirtueOnline - News - AUSTRALIA: Three-way struggle to lead Anglicans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
These are the evangelical Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen, whose conservative theology is at odds with many of the Australian dioceses; the Archbishop of Brisbane, Phillip Aspinall; and the bishop of Newcastle, Roger Herft.
Bishop Herft, who is considered a theologian equal to Dr Carnley, gained prominence at the 1998 Lambeth conference when he was appointed chaplain to the worldwide meeting of primates.
Dr Porter said Archbishop Aspinall had acquitted himself well in the wake of the scandal that forced his predecessor, Peter Hollingworth, to quit as governor-general.
www.virtueonline.org /portal/modules/news/print.php?storyid=209   (340 words)

  
 Anglican Media Melbourne News: New Primate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The General Synod of the Anglican Church in Australia announced on Saturday that the Most Rev Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia by the Board of Electors of the Primate.
Archbishop Aspinall has already boldly entered the national arena, asserting that he will not be stopped from speaking out about the Federal Government's industrial relations (IR) laws suggesting that he may even find himself on picket lines.
While some child abuse campaigners have criticised his election, Queensland child abuse campaigner Hetty Johnston, says she hopes the new Primate of the Anglican Church will bring a new way of thinking to the issue of child sexual abuse in the church.
www.media.anglican.com.au /news/2005/07/new-primate.html   (331 words)

  
 Railroad Jer bios
Soon afterwards, the two met drummer Jez Aspinall (Essex, England), who was then living in Brooklyn, and Phillip (from Belgium) who played guitar.
By the end of the summer, Phillip's haircut had proven to be too European and the group became a trio.
Eventually, Aspinall was replaced by Steve Cerio and the band continued to play shows in and around New York City.
www.matador.recs.com /bios/bio_railroad.html   (1139 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Archdeacon Aspinall was responsible for the oversight of all chaplains and Anglican caring organisations.
Phillip Aspinall was consecrated in Adelaide on June 29, 1998 and then served as Assistant Bishop to Archbishop Ian George.
Phillip Aspinall has contributed to the life of the National Church since his early involvement in youth work and Christian education in Tasmania to his work as the chair of Anglicare Australia, a national network of 65 Anglican caring organisations, and as a member of the Standing Committee of the General Synod since 1995.
www.anglicanbrisbane.gil.com.au /thediocese/archbishop/archbishop.htm   (503 words)

  
 VirtueOnline - News - Australian Anglicans Face Change of Direction
The most senior contenders for the position, Archbishop of Adelaide Dr Ian George, and Archbishop of Melbourne Peter Watson, are set to retire in the next few years.
The church's other senior bishop, Archbishop of Brisbane Dr Phillip Aspinall, has only been in the job for two years, but could be a compromise candidate.
In a strange twist, Dr Jensen is almost certainly guaranteed support from two wings of the church - the "low church" evangelicals and the "high church" Anglo-Catholics.
www.virtueonline.org /portal/modules/news/print.php?storyid=73   (544 words)

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