tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post8210041525843261707..comments2024-03-29T17:55:30.203+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: Conception or gleam in the eyePeter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-6144904434659474972010-04-24T23:07:04.784+12:002010-04-24T23:07:04.784+12:00That last paragraph, Tim, is significant in the ov...That last paragraph, Tim, is significant in the overall scheme of things!Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-21302310798446003232010-04-24T22:57:13.734+12:002010-04-24T22:57:13.734+12:00I suspect (although I have no specific knowledge) ...I suspect (although I have no specific knowledge) that this public communiqué will be backed up by some pretty clear and candid private communication to ++Rowan by individual or groups of GS primates.<br /><br />The communiqué as released was unanimous - pretty significant when you look at the diversity of the Provinces involved. A stronger statement still would have been agreed by the vast majority. As some comments elsewhere have observed, a meeting such as this is not in a position to declare the agreed mind of any particular Province (the wording is careful here), but individual Primates may choose to act as they deem appropriate when engaging with events or forums where TEC leadership may be present.<br /><br />One very real action that should not be overlooked is the determination to become financially independent from any funding from TEC or Anglican Church of Canada.Tim Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316071177447733796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-72801987248942420112010-04-24T19:46:45.835+12:002010-04-24T19:46:45.835+12:00And some changes will happen anyway. The way atten...And some changes will happen anyway. The way attendance is imploding both in the TEC and ACCan, and numbers growing in the Global South, the balance between the two "sides" may look totally different in twenty -- ten -- or even five years.<br /><br />Also it is clear that the TEC has used its available funds in line with Matt 10:16 "as wise as serpents" to maximize their influence on the instruments of unity. However, it is equally clear that the demands of legal fees,combined with the fall in investments and declining pledges are all combining to mean that they will not have the same resources to do this in the future.MargaretGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113913094810256635noreply@blogger.com