Anglican diocese in California votes to secede from church
An Episcopal Church diocese based in Fresno, California voted to leave the Episcopal Church over its increasingly pro-gay stance and is joining up with the Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de las Americas (Anglican Province of the Southern Cone of the Americas), a much more homophobic church, based in Buenos Aires, also affiliated with the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Although Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de las Americas covers a lot of territory (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) it's actually pretty tiny, with just 22,000 members spread across those six countries (which have a total population of over 100 million people). But they've been recruiting American parishes that want out of the Episcopal Church in the US because of disagreements about homosexuality.
Although Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de las Americas covers a lot of territory (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) it's actually pretty tiny, with just 22,000 members spread across those six countries (which have a total population of over 100 million people). But they've been recruiting American parishes that want out of the Episcopal Church in the US because of disagreements about homosexuality.