From Episcopal Life Online:
A spokesperson for Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has responded to the Common Cause Partnership's December 3 release of a provisional constitution and canons that outline the formation of what they are calling a new Anglican province in North America.
"There are clear guidelines set out in the Anglican Consultative Council Reports, notably ACC 10 in 1996 (resolution 12), detailing the steps necessary for the amendments of existing provincial constitutions and the creation of new provinces," the spokesperson said. "Once begun, any of these processes will take years to complete. In relation to the recent announcement from the meeting of the Common Cause Partnership in Chicago, the process has not yet begun."
Do you get the feeling that that nasty little prick(can I say that here?) doesn't feel he must follow those guidelines?
ReplyDeleteSusan, of course he won't follow the guidelines. The members of the "new Anglican province" will go on their not-so-merry way without anyone's leave and call themselves whatever they like, until they begin to quarrel with each other and splinter.
ReplyDeleteI ask again, "A province of what?" A province is not an independent entity. You can be a province of France, a province of Canada, or a province of the Anglican Communion, but only AFTER they let you in.
And it takes 2/3 of the members of the Anglican Communion approving their entry into the body. An early proviso is that splitting a present province can't cause disharmony to the remaining province. Somehow I think that kicking the Church of Canada and TEC out of the Anglican Communion would cause disharmoy, don't you. They may call themselves whatever they please; it doesn't make it so.
ReplyDeleteI would hope they would find a mission doing the work of the Lord. Goodness knows there is plenty of work to be done.
Elizabeth
"A province is not an independent entity."
ReplyDeleteBut is it an autonomous entity?
Elizabeth, I don't think the new "province" will hold together long enough to last out the years-long process. Of course, I could be wrong.
ReplyDeleteRick, the new "province" is, most certainly, autonomous now.
"Elizabeth, I don't think the new "province" will hold together long enough to last out the years-long process. Of course, I could be wrong."
ReplyDeleteIt may not last out the week. Jack Iker is already objecting to their new 'canon' allowing some member groups to ordain women. I wonder if he knows about Uganda and Rwanda?
FWIW
jimB
Do these old men and the rabble who support them not realize how absurd they look in this new century?
ReplyDeleteG-d help us for the hateful witness these people provide for the Church among those who haven't experienced the love of the Christ.
Come the revolution.
Sorry, I'm John D, not anonymous.
ReplyDeleteJim it will be an interesting show to watch.
ReplyDeleteJohn D, the spectacle is a very poor witness to Christianity.
It's not only that the groups within the group disagree with one another on a number of issues, but also that quite a few large egos have roles the drama.