Editing Anglican Communion (section)

===21st-century ''de facto'' schisms===
Many of the provinces in developed countries have continued to adopt more liberal stances on sexuality and other issues, resulting in a number of de facto schisms, such as the series of splits which led to the creation of the [[Anglican Church in North America]]. Many churches are now in [[full communion]] with only some other churches but not others, although all churches continue to claim to be part of the Anglican Communion.

On 20 February 2023, following the decision of the [[Church of England]] to allow priests to bless same-sex partnerships, ten communion provinces and [[Anglican realignment]] churches within the [[Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches]] released a statement stating that they had declared "[[Full communion|impaired communion]]" with the Church of England and no longer recognised [[Justin Welby]] as "first among equals" among the bishops of the communion.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=21 February 2023 |title=Anglican group rejects Archbishop of Canterbury as schism widens |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230221-anglican-group-rejects-archbishop-of-canterbury-as-schism-widens |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Lawless |first=Jill |date=20 February 2023 |title=Anglican bishops reject leader Welby over gay marriage |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/anglican-bishops-reject-leader-welby-gay-marriage-97337650 |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=ABC News |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>