The Ecclesial Woes of the Anglican Communion

Well, for anyone in the Anglican Communion putting their hopes on the Covenant to be sent to the provinces can now look for another way perhaps. The reports coming out of the meeting in Jamaica really make one wonder. This delay tactic of not dealing with the issues by putting heads in the sand pretending that the problem will go away must be part of the essence of the Anglican Communion's ecclesiology. Honestly, I am beginning to wonder. There was conference from Global South leaders following yesterday's administrative gymnastics and you can read a portion of it below but do visit the link to read the whole thing so that you can get a taste of where this is bringing things. Further divisions forthcoming it seems and attitudes of giving up on any hopes of accountability in the Communion. If there is any case for a Magisterium to be made, I do believe the ACC only helps the argument. God to Anglican Mainstream to read the entire report.

George Conger: The ABC was upset at what transpired. How might we go forward?

Bishop Mouneer.

The ABC should be in our prayers every day,. He was very solid and clear in what he said. He was so clear behind the covenant to keep the unity, keep the ecumenical relations, to move the Anglican Communion forward into its mission. What we need to pray for the ABC is for wisdom, grace and good advisers around him. We should not let anger stop us from fulfilling God’s mission. Sometimes we give attention to a dispute to distract us.

The time has come not to waste any more time. Let the people who are truly Anglican and love the Lord, come together and walk forward. That is God’s church, he promised the gates of hades will never prevail against it. I want to partner with Bishop Bill – I do not want to be distracted any more.

Question. When is it long enough?

I would like us to have moved on today So we have to readjust. When anything goes wrong – God has a perfect plan. But starting from now God has a perfect plan. Now it is costing me to adjust. I must adjust to the new perfect plan God has for the Anglican Communion. That is where we start from.

We must not be distracted by evil, we must love the church. We must love those on the other side.

From the words of ABC himself – all his words were positive. In the discernment group he was supportive. I see him now as a very weak leader who could not come forth to steady the ship. What would have it cost him to stand up, and say please brethren this way will not take us anywhere? This is the last thing he will do.

Resolution A was defeated. The house was taking direction from what the ABC said. If the ABC had not spoken, the chair picked up what the ABC said and delegates were left confused about what they wanted and the direction the ABC was leading the debate,. The way the chair took it was to bring back A.

There was a language confusion. Confused regarding language. We did not know when the defeated clauses were brought back. We did not understand what was being said .

At max we get 90 and 95% of tings 0- so we miss 5%.

I am aware of God’ s timing. I am very disappinted. I will not let this stop me doing Gods mission. But I am not going to go on mission now as the Anglican Communion. We will go on our own way. Right now the mission is delayed. There will be separation.

Time is on the side of TEC. The truthful and faithful people are the ones who will last. The people who really brought lots of heresies in Alexandria disappeared. The orthodox church that was established on the truth and the scripture remained today. Time is on our side,

Question to Bishop Bill Godfrey. What were you and the Presiding Bishop planning in jointly supporting a listening process for the care of orthodox.

For some reason godly men who care about the church and the integrity of a jurisdiction – Kenya, Rwanda, and the discipline of the church – are crossing boundaries – why? All I said to the Presiding Bishop is that they need to be given a chance to say why they had to break the fundamental understandings or rules of the church. We need to hear the stories of the USA. I said to Katharine Jefferts Schori “ You have asked us to listen to the stories of gay and lesbian people. If you asking the other side to beep their moratorium, we need to listen to what they are saying. They are thinking they are crossing boundaries because gthey are bloody minded.

I said to KJS – I am asking you to help me to establish a Listening Project to hear the voices coming from the USA. She said she would support me. ABC feels it will be covered by the Pastoral Visitors. I hope it is the case – this issue will never be resolved till we start listening to those who are suffering. We need to preach to the people who are causing the suffering. We need to start speaking to the people who are nor reading our blogs. Their Archbishops are not just crazy guys, they are genuinely trying to respond to need.

If we are going to have to have reconciliation we are going to have to talk. KJS says she will listen to me and give a voice to them. We have to approach this in a different way. I wish I had not backed off from my suggestion when the ABC said it was covered by the Pastoral Visitos.

Whole thing died when ABC said – it was proposed by a gentleman of TEC.