Anglican Communion Primates Release Statement on Meeting

[ChurchSoldier]

I’m not sure. Again, we’ll have to see. But what makes you say Anglicanism has “2 theologies” and what are those 2?

One Biblical and one non-Biblical.

 

[ChurchSoldier]

I really don’t think this is more of the same. It took a miracle to get all the primates to even show up at this gathering. If TEC is allowed to return with full status without repentance, there will be nothing left of the Communion. The Communion’s future has 3 options: TEC repentance, TEC leaving on their own, or TEC being pushed out further, not excluding excommunication.

Thanks for the comment. Though I wrote that comment before the mainstream TEC response, I knew, and we can now see, there is no repentance or even acknowledgement that they have done anything for which repentance would be needed. TEC is fully convinced that they are doing God’s will and their path will not change.

I agree with you that it took a miracle to get all the Primates together, but that underlies my point. They will never have as much power as they did this time and the half measure they took did not resolve the issue.

My belief: On January 15th 2019, the Communion will be in the exact same situation as Janury 11th, 2016. A split Church with opposing theologies.

 

[Peter_J]

Not sure why having a difference of opinion is all that surprising.

You may think this support from an unexpected quarter, but your statement makes sense to me. I really don’t get the all-or-nothing (that is, that one or the other – TEC or ACNA – will be a full province and the other will be right out) thinking of many Anglicans.

 

[GKC]

You may think this support from an unexpected quarter, but your statement makes sense to me. I really don’t get the all-or-nothing (that is, that one or the other – TEC or ACNA – will be a full province and the other will be right out) thinking of many Anglicans.

As I said, the ingenuity of the Anglican mind is startling. Structural changes are always preferred to doctrinal directives and decisions, when divisions occur.

But there will need to be a truly awesome structural tsunami to address two formal representatives Provinces, as formal members of the Anglican Communion, from essentially the same Province, geographically, simultaneously.

As unaccustomed as I am to making predictions, and as well versed as I am in the Anglican ability to astonish the unwary, I …I … am going to watch.

 

[Peter_J]

But there will need to be a truly awesome structural tsunami to address two formal representatives Provinces, as formal members of the Anglican Communion, from essentially the same Province, geographically, simultaneously.

That’s pretty much the response I expected from you, but to me that’s the main question: *is *it a matter of black-and-white, all-or-nothing, either full Province status (formally representative) or not at all?

To which I would add that, even if that isn’t a/the question, then it’s still pretty amazing that the Anglican Communion is sticking by the rule and not having two overlapping jurisdictions in the USA, but both Rome and Orthodoxy have bent the same rule and have several overlapping jurisdictions here.

(OK, I know amazement doesn’t provide a path to follow or anything, but I still think it’s noteworthy. )

 

[GKC]

That’s pretty much the response I expected from you, but to me that’s the main question: *is *it a matter of black-and-white, all-or-nothing, either full Province status (formally representative) or not at all?

To which I would add that, even if that isn’t a/the question, then it’s still pretty amazing that the Anglican Communion is sticking by the rule and not having two overlapping jurisdictions in the USA, but both Rome and Orthodoxy have bent the same rule and have several overlapping jurisdictions here.

(OK, I know amazement doesn’t provide a path to follow or anything, but I still think it’s noteworthy. )

I am constantly amazed.