tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post8360906302392554433..comments2024-03-29T13:30:56.758+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: Blast from the PastPeter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-3822834103919140262011-02-18T22:06:31.795+13:002011-02-18T22:06:31.795+13:00"(1) We seem only able to have 'common co..."(1) We seem only able to have 'common counsel' when we gather less than the sum of all our bishops together in conference.<br /><br />(2) 'the Catholic and Apostolic faith and order' seems to be dispensable when it conflicts with some local interest or fashion" - Peter Carrell -<br /><br />From (1) we must presume that the Provinces who are willing to be part of the Anglican Communion are/were willing to meet at Meetings of Primates and at Lambeth, where matters of common concern are/were discussed. You cannot coerce unwilling partneships to come together<br /><br />From (2)'some local interest or fashion' seems a very slight way of referring to issues of sexuality and gender, which, in Provinces like Uganda or Nigeria, the local Church aids and abets a culture of death or imprisonment for homosexuals. No-one in their right mind would want to call this a matter of 'local interest or fashion', and therefore inimical to the Gospel of Inclusion.Father Ron Smithhttp://kiwianglo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-1990261677992288722011-02-18T18:51:41.289+13:002011-02-18T18:51:41.289+13:00Without wishing to minimize the importance of the ...Without wishing to minimize the importance of the AC Instruments, they aren't where I see the face of Anglicanism. Lisa Fox, a blogger--and recently elected general convention deputy--from Missouri has written movingly about the relationship that has developed between her diocese and the Diocese of Lui in the Sudan despite the huge cultural and theological differences between them. That's one place where the face of Anglicanism can be seen. People from the ACNA Diocese of Fort Worth have been involved in mission work in the Diocese of Northern Malawi, even though Central Africa doesn't recognize the ACNA, and in Northern Mexico (particularly an orphanage in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc) even though Mexico doesn't recognize it either. Here in Fort Worth, one of our "split" parishes has a shared intercession list used by both TEC and ACNA congregations. There are probably hundreds of other examples throughout the Anglican world where relationships are being developed that transcend ecclesiastical politics. It's in those places that the face of Anglicanism can be seen, and where it will continue to be seen regardless of whether the Instruments stay in harmony.Paul Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833212693999583069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-14428837569460434892011-02-18T09:41:52.017+13:002011-02-18T09:41:52.017+13:00There are still a number of extra-provincial dioce...There are still a number of extra-provincial dioceses in the AC today, without having to resort to schismatics who have left the communion of their regional/national church. Bermuda and Cuba come to mind in our hemisphere. As well as the churches in Portugal and Spain.<br /><br />Schismatics are a bit rich going on about about wanting to remain "in communion" with nameless, faceless folks half a world away when they cannot remain "in communion" with folks in their own neighborhood.<br /><br />Chicken Little your cries are becoming like a stuck record.Brother Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333089314994730330noreply@blogger.com