tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post968929830550723566..comments2024-03-29T17:55:30.203+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: Hey, bishop, don't trash our churchPeter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-42205417953106867772009-10-30T21:14:01.658+13:002009-10-30T21:14:01.658+13:00Hi Michael
My point about child abuse in respect o...Hi Michael<br />My point about child abuse in respect of a church is that (a) no church is perfect in the handling of its affairs (Broadhurst criticised the Anglican church for not getting on top of its own problems) (b) in the particular case of Rome it has taken a long time to get a grip on this situation, and in the past spent too long shuffling priests around and too little time admitting there was a problem, all under a leadership structure which is imputed to be better than the Anglican structure (where, lest it be felt I am singling one church out, we too have had our problems with child abuse) (c) it continues to be alleged that the Vatican harbours a Cardinal unwilling to return to his home country to face the music about his poor handling of situations to do with abuse. <br /><br />I do not fault the Roman church for not being perfect, but I fault those who look at Rome compared to Canterbury as though life is sweet in the former and sour in the latter.<br /><br />I had not thought he was making a point about congregational choice re orthodoxy etc but appreciate the insight you offer there!Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-88055478573855158912009-10-30T06:41:02.060+13:002009-10-30T06:41:02.060+13:00Seems to me that you are being a little unfair in ...Seems to me that you are being a little unfair in your defence of "Anglicanism" (even if I'm inclined to agree that if Broadhurst is going to go, perhaps he should do so and save the negative comments until he has crossed the Tiber).<br /><br />For example, it is unworthy to stoop to the level of slurs about child abuse: whatever the Roman Catholic church's weaknesses in dealing with it, the practice was never remotely endorsed by Rome. Contrast that with the diverse positions of Anglican leaders on issues such as abortion, homosexual practice, authority, salvation and so on.<br /><br />And surely his point is not that there are no Anglican congregations where the gospel is faithfully taught, and orthodox doctrine proclaimed, but that that orthodoxy has become almost a matter of congregational choice. The original vision of many - the Anglican Church as "the catholic church in England" - has long since lost any meaning, even in England. And I think we can be quite sure that Broadhurst was not calling for "independent" Anglican doctrine, but that the faith and doctrine proclaimed by the apostles, and captured in the formulations of the Ecumenical Councils, be taught again not ust by individual vicars and bishops, but by an Anglican church throughout the world. If not, what is the point of the "Anglican" label? How much marks out the average evangelical Anglican congregation from its local Baptist neighbour?MIchael Reddellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-41673529775953549152009-10-29T14:43:04.394+13:002009-10-29T14:43:04.394+13:00Hi Christopher
That question is a little difficult...Hi Christopher<br />That question is a little difficult to answer as you are asking what it "is" not what I think it is. Might the former not be accessible from a dictionary or encyclopaedia?Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-73033119579200571732009-10-29T14:10:51.860+13:002009-10-29T14:10:51.860+13:00So what is the "ism" of Anglicanism then...So what is the "ism" of Anglicanism then? And by Anglicanism, I don't mean what you think Anglicanism is but, rather, what it actually is.Christopher Trottierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07213876422367028713noreply@blogger.com