For the best take that I've seen on the rightness of the decision by the Anglican Consultative Council not to seat the Rev J P Ashey, who "is both a priest of the Church of Uganda and the COO of the AAC (American Anglican Council)" see Tobias Haller's post titled "The Peril of Musical Chairs".
I'm not sure what a COO is, but Tobias' post is eminently sensible.
Chief Operating Officer. Ashley's problem is that he registered as a press person from the US schismatic group. Then they tried to run him in as a Ugandan. Uhoh -- listen to Kearon try patiently to explain this to Steve Waring of the The Living Church here.
ReplyDeleteAnn, I thought you were joking about COO, but I heard it with my own ears. Yes, Kearon is, indeed, patient.
ReplyDeleteEven the Stand Firm folks are split on this one, Mimi. Sarah Hey, who is a member of TEC and has no intention of leaving, has been vocal at SF and at T19 in stating why Ashley should not have been seated - "The Anglican Communion doesn’t seat people who aren’t members of the Anglican Communion for its bodies".
ReplyDeleteLapin, this was not a smart move on Bp. Orombi's part at all. When folks grasp for power, they sometimes overreach.
ReplyDeleteSOMETIMES ????
ReplyDeleteI find it strange that they would seat an American... I understand that the US is funding them, and perhaps they are trying to prove a point or make a gesture, but whatever it is, I do not think it is fair to the people of the Church in Uganda (who are not the bishops).
ReplyDeleteThey, as Africans, are still being represented by the oppressor, even if it is by their own hand.
Lisa, exactly. It pains me for the people of Uganda - the "rank and file" Christians who aren't being represented, now that they finally have the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteAll of this is not easy to follow. It's mind-bending, if you think about it too much.
ReplyDeleteThe people in Uganda have no representation.
A white man is not seated to represent Uganda, so it's racism and colonialism.
The white man represents a group that is not even part of the Anglican Communion, a province-in-waiting, as Mark Harris calls the entities.
Soon I'll give up completely all efforts to understand.