It’s meant to be a virtue, even a biblical and traditional one, and not just the gentle advice of dubiously gay-friendly popsters Take That, but it does seem to have got lost. Arguably a lack of patience was a significant failing, even sin, in TEC when it consecrated Gene Robinson. But currently it seems to [...]
The bishops are “in retreat”and the Archbishop is acting as their retreat speaker, guiding them back to God, Jesus, and their episcopal calling and the Church’s. Where’s the smiting and excommunication? Call that Christian leadership?
There’ve been a fair few reactions to the vote of the Church of England’s General Synod to move forward towards the ordination of women as bishops. One of the tendencies I’ve noted in more than the odd report, however, is that this is a liberal development, and one that largely overturns the Church’s tradition. It [...]
The “flying bishop” of Ebbsfleet, Andrew Burnham, has decided to write an article for the Catholic Herald suggesting that many Anglo-Catholics may and perhaps should leave for Rome, after the vote in favour of women as bishops, and the vote against creating a perpetual enclave of those who won’t accept them.
I would describe myself as [...]
The Daily Telegraph is posting a link of most influential Anglicans. Okay, these contests are mildly silly and rarely helpful, but I wonder what this ranking says.
43. Chris Sugden – director of Anglican Mainstream
42. Davis Mac-Iyalla – Changing Attitude, Nigeria.
When a conservative English newspaper puts a gay Nigerian layman ahead of an ordained English traditionalist, [...]
A cautious welcome to what looks to me like a reasonably positive compromise vote by the General Synod on moving towards women bishops. (And with a good amount of support for a not quite successful, but still significant amendment by the Bishop of Leeds and Ripon which will probably prove influential.) I note, however, that [...]
I want to draw attention to the whole of this piece by Tom Wright on the Fulcrum site, not because I agree with all he says (I don’t) but for the courage and clarity with which he sticks to a position that will draw the ire of both / many sides. And in particular I [...]
… don’t read this post on Gafcon.
The most acute observation I’ve seen so far on the GAFCON statement has come from a Baptist. Writing about the section on Scripture
The Bible is to be translated, read, preached, taught and obeyed in its plain and canonical sense, respectful of the church’s historic and consensual reading.
he says
Note the omission of the word ‘interpreted’. By [...]
I think the biggest scoop in the Gafcon reporting is Ruth Geldhill’s sighting of wealthy and controversial delegate Howard Ahmanson. According to Wikipedia:1
He is reported to have “never supported his mentor’s calls for the death penalty for homosexuals”; rather, as the Orange County Register reported in 2004, “he stops just short of condemning the idea”, [...]
