Anglican turmoil: progressives slam new conservative Diocese of the Southern Cross

AT THE CROSS-ROADS: The Anglican Church is in the midst of a global schism. Top left: Bishop Peter Stuart with Reverend Kimberly Sawyer, and top right, Bishop Glenn Davies at this week's GAFCON. At the bottom left is a Society of the Holy Cross gathering in England. Next to that is a copy of the latest Southern Cross magazine, and finally, at bottom right, another image from the Society of the Holy Cross, o, the Society of the Holy Cross or Societas Sanctae Crucis (SSC) in Latin.

YESTERDAY'S Newcastle Herald lifted a lid on yet another church controversy, with the Anglican Church investigating a range of matters involving St Stephen's Church at Adamstown - including new allegations against the jailed and defrocked former dean of Newcastle, Graeme Lawrence.

But there's a bigger controversy rippling through the Anglican Church, with a group of conservative Anglicans led by former Sydney Archbishop Glenn Davies announcing the formation of a new Diocese of the Southern Cross.