FR JAKE BROKE HIS SILENCE

He's arrived at General Convention with his pup to sell his snake oil, which is "Good for Man & Beast".  Do pay a visit and read his post.

One of my fondest memories from GC2009 is a nice, long chat with Terry (aka Fr Jake) as we sat on the sofa in the lobby of the hotel.  Try as I might to call him by his true given name, I called him Jake the entire time.  "Terry" just didn't trip off the tongue.

ABOUT THE RELATIONAL CONSEQUENCES IN THE COVENANT...

...which certain supporters of the document claim are harmless and toothless, but which the Archbishop of Canterbury says we must have or the results for the Anglican Communion will be too horrible to contemplate, Jake, at Father Jake Stops the World, has a few words to say. As is so often the case, Jake gets to the heart of the matter. First off, he puts the relational consequences in the Daft Covenant in the form of a list. To see the 16 consequences in list format brings them into focus in a way is missed when the consequences are spread about in paragraphs. Jake calls our attention to no. 12 in the list, which reads:

• removal from the ACC Schedule of Membership

Fr Jake says:

I would suggest to those who are stridently claiming that this document is not "punitive" to carefully consider the above list of "consequences." Specifically, note that twelfth one: "removal from the ACC Schedule of Membership." Thats not getting grounded or sent to your room. That's getting kicked out of the house.

Harmless, toothless? Not punitive? I think not. Read Jake's entire post.