Why do we assume that the issue of whether our Church should belong to an organization that preserves its unity by discriminating against gay and lesbian Christians is so far out of bounds that our leaders won’t examine it in public?
News from Uganda, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Nigeria.
The confusion of the last couple of days of how the proposed Anglican Covenant might be adopted is a direct consequence of the evolving situation in the ACC and the shared understanding of the Covenant in Jamaica right now.
Suzanne Lawson, a lay member of the Anglican Church of Canada delegation to the ACC meeting in Jamaica writes today that the ACC is beginning work on a now slightly tweaked version of the proposed Anglican Covenant.
In yesterday’s Episcopal News Service story, Bishop Gregory Cameron, one of the architects of the proposed Anglican Covenant, made a few remarks that ought to raise concerns about whether the proposed Anglican Covenant is a classic bait and switch scheme.
In today’s sessions, the Anglican Consultative Council began its work considering the latest draft of the proposed Covenant, and what action the Council might decide
For most of my career in the Episcopal Church we have been conscious of – even proud of – our vagueness. We’ve even managed to justify it as good theology. Sadly, now we are being driven to specificity, both by those who don’t want to associate with us–and who are at great pains to explain just why they don’t want to associate–and by those who do.
Acceding to the covenant is voluntary, explained Mr. Kearon, adding that the membership in the Communion of churches will not cease or be altered if their decision-making bodies decide not to sign on to it. “The covenant will only be operative for those who agree to sign the covenant.”
Updated. The 14th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council in Kingston, Jamaica tomorrow and ends on May 13th.
Savitiri Hensman notes that the Anglican Consultative Council meets to decide the future of the communion in one of the world’s most homophobic cities.