From The Bishop
Tough times for church building new connections
Undeniably, the past few months have been extremely challenging for The Anglican Church and many Tasmanians. Our desire to join the National Redress Scheme to fulfil our obligations in providing…
Pastoral Letter – Final decision on sale of Churches – 2 December 2018
Dear Brothers and Sisters, I send you Advent greetings this morning in this season of hope and anticipation. We prepare ourselves for the coming of Jesus into our world, both…
Pastoral Letter on Redress – 23 August 2018
My dear brothers and sisters, The last couple of months have been very challenging for the Diocese of Tasmania, as we have grappled with our response to redress. I know…
Presidential Address 2018
The Right Revd Dr Richard Condie, Bishop of Tasmania, delivered his Presidential Address 2018, at the Third Ordinary Session of the 53rd Synod in Launceston, on 1 June 2018. Presidential…
Selling churches brings no joy but is the right thing to do
Two days before I began as Bishop of Tasmania I invited a survivor of sexual abuse to meet me to tell his story. In an organisation where sexual abuse of…
Collective responsibility for righting past wrongs
The Anglican Church in Tasmania is proposing to sell over 120 properties to fund its projected obligations to provide redress for survivors of child sexual abuse. This sacrifice expresses the…
The Importance of Redress for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has done a great service to our country. With compassion and courage, it has exposed the dark secrets of sexual…
A Pastoral Letter before our State Election
Dear Brothers and Sisters, With a State election on 3 March, and some major policy issues at stake, I have been reflecting on the Scriptures and how they can inform…
A Pastoral Letter on the results of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The result of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey is now known to us. Around 62% of the participants in the survey agreed that same-sex couples…