tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post4872601167932156892..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Hail to the Chief: Bonnie Anderson on Lambeth InvitationsSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-50121810536883173912007-06-04T08:14:00.000-07:002007-06-04T08:14:00.000-07:00Mark couldn't -- or wouldn't -- convince the neces...<I>Mark couldn't -- or wouldn't -- convince the necessary majority that he would abide by the canons and not attempt to take the Diocese of SC out of the Episcopal Church.</I><BR/><BR/>Correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC he actually did; the sticking point is that some dioceses submitted their approvals in a non-approved format.<BR/><BR/>I'm not going to challenge the correctness of disallowing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-17779799470459689832007-05-25T10:31:00.000-07:002007-05-25T10:31:00.000-07:00Bonnie. Anderson. Rocks.God bless her, and keep he...Bonnie. Anderson. Rocks.<BR/><BR/>God bless her, and keep her courageous.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-50188914678247524152007-05-24T07:51:00.000-07:002007-05-24T07:51:00.000-07:00anonymous -- A little more clarification: it's not...anonymous -- A little more clarification: it's not about "a particular position" it's about vowing to uphold the doctrine and discipline of the Episcopal Church. <BR/><BR/>Mark couldn't -- or wouldn't -- convince the necessary majority that he would abide by the canons and not attempt to take the Diocese of SC out of the Episcopal Church.SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-46839461265216866942007-05-23T20:01:00.000-07:002007-05-23T20:01:00.000-07:00Thanks for the respone... And I guess that's how I...Thanks for the respone... And I guess that's how I'm confused, as I read (again from Bp. Lee), that consents were given, not primarily of a particular stance, but "because he was duly elected"...<BR/><BR/>sigh.... I hate politics...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-18875709609654178672007-05-23T11:00:00.000-07:002007-05-23T11:00:00.000-07:00anonymous: Thanks for the opportunity to play "App...anonymous: Thanks for the opportunity to play "Apples And Oranges" ...<BR/><BR/>The "rules" also include the whole church CONSENTING to the election of a bishop in the The Episcopal Church. Mark Lawrence failed to receive sufficient consents because he failed to reassure the necessary number of bishops and standing committees that he would operate within the doctrine and discipline of The SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-4000768677084185452007-05-23T10:53:00.000-07:002007-05-23T10:53:00.000-07:00So, just out of curiousity; if Gene Robinson was e...So, just out of curiousity; if Gene Robinson was elected and consecrated/installed by being "duly elected" by a majority, and the bishops respond to any dissenters "they did it by the rules" (to loosely quote Bp Lee); and now Bonnie Anderson tells Canterbury the same thing, how come the >>duly elected<< candidate for Bp of S. Carolina got shot down????? Almost seems like hypocrisy, here...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-27540936539767606062007-05-23T10:39:00.000-07:002007-05-23T10:39:00.000-07:00Thank you, Bonnie!Thank you, Bonnie!Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928583212781425068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-78424185552958158552007-05-23T07:57:00.000-07:002007-05-23T07:57:00.000-07:00I don't know what TEC expected to happen, they hav...I don't know what TEC expected to happen, they have been, consistently, saying that they will act unilaterally because their polity allows them to, and then ignoring (or reveling in) the fact that their unilateral actions are going to have consequences in the worldwide church. What did we expect to happen?DBWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07327574529287324041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-91465044500916438602007-05-22T22:45:00.000-07:002007-05-22T22:45:00.000-07:00Good for Bonnie! I do wish our beloved ++Katherine...Good for Bonnie! I do wish our beloved ++Katherine would also step up to the plate. I suppose she has her reasons for "no further comment" at the moment, but the whole world is watching and listening and waiting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com