The "Global South" folks have concluded their confab in Rwanda. The meeting has, of course, concluded with the release of a yet-another-statement -- this one called the "Kigali Communiqué"-- which will, I'm sure, be the subject of much conversation, debate, dissection and differences-of-opinion. The entire statement is available online on the Global Anglican South website but here -- for my money -- is the gauntlet toss from Akinola et al:
10-b. At the next meeting of the Primates in February 2007 some of us will not be able to recognize Katharine Jefferts Schori as a Primate at the table with us. Others will be in impaired communion with her as a representative of The Episcopal Church. Since she cannot represent those dioceses and congregations who are abiding by the teaching of the Communion we propose that another bishop, chosen by these dioceses, be present at the meeting so that we might listen to their voices during our deliberations.
There's more about forming a "separate ecclesiastical structure of the Anglican Communion in the USA" etc, etc, etc. but if this doesn't send a message loud and clear to the ABofC, the ACO and whatever other combos there are in this increasingly dense Anglican Alphabet Soup that nothing short of schism will appease these this bunch I don't know what will!
The gauntlet is down ... let's see whether Canterbury has the wisdom, courage and/or backbone to deal with it.
Susan, I also hope that the ABC has the wisdom, courage, and backbone to deal with it. Clearly, the majority of the Anglican Communion is saying that ecusa must repent or be disciplined. Clearly, the majority understand that ecusa continues to walk further away from the AC. Clearly it is time to discipline errant ecusa.
ReplyDeleteJeff ... your last paragraph says concisely what I've been thinking for a while now. What's the point of thinking that this is anything but what it is. And I thought the Fundamentalists were something else .. oh wait, these ARE Fundamentalists.
ReplyDeleteMark Harris+, at his blog Preludium, has written yet another excellent piece that compliments RevSusan+ article here. Because of my lifelong involvement in the fundamentalist church (and their all too frequent fractures), prior to my coming to TEC, I agree wholeheartedly with Mark+ when he says that before Lambeth there will be further schism originating from the GS. If ABC doesn't "get it" now .. just wait until ++Akinola decides that God told him HE is to be the new head of the Anglican Communion. Just wait ...
ReplyDeleteYou're right, of course, Susan. The Episcopal Majority offers some additional thoughts here: http://episcopalmajority.blogspot.com/2006/09/kigali-communiqu-response-from.html
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