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Parishioners at St. Matthew's Church in Abbottsford,

B.C. are feeling "pain and anger" that their chosen

speaker for century celebrations has been banned from

participating by their bishop.

St. Matthew's had invited Most Rev. Moses Tay,

primate of Southeast Asia, to speak at 100th

anniversary celebrations Oct. 28, 2000.

However, when the parish sought permission on

behalf of Archbishop Tay for his participation, Bishop

Michael Ingham refused, because he would "not be a

unifying force in this diocese." (Clergy visiting another

diocese require the permission of the bishop to function

in that …