tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post5877478720830923861..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Canterbury SpeaksSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-12886834022280830342007-03-06T15:21:00.000-08:002007-03-06T15:21:00.000-08:00They can mean what ever they want, but they don't ...They can mean what ever they want, but they don't have the authority to back it up, unless we cave in and give it to them. Lambeth has never, ever, ever been a global synod. It is a consultation among bishops. To be a synod, it would need to have the power to pass canons, which it never, ever, ever does.<BR/><BR/>God forbid we trade the birthright of the children of God (liberty in the Bill Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743851784631753415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-51046522615207499252007-03-06T06:43:00.000-08:002007-03-06T06:43:00.000-08:00To begin a pargraph stating that it is not the int...<I>To begin a pargraph stating that it is not the intention of the Communique to "ignore the polity of The Episcopal Church"and conclude with "we cannot wait for another General Convention for further clarification" is to PRECISELY ignore the polity of The Episcopal Church and give to our elected bishops power they do not have to speak for the whole church.</I><BR/><BR/>What the bishops can do, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-42244831126576747562007-03-05T22:32:00.000-08:002007-03-05T22:32:00.000-08:00Why can't people accept reality and see that Rowan...Why can't people accept reality and see that Rowan Williams has his head up his ass. I can't wait until the Episcopal Church is done with the Anglican Communion, particularly all the neo-fascist "Global South" fundamentalist bullies. Enough already!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-70905322184774233922007-03-05T20:01:00.000-08:002007-03-05T20:01:00.000-08:00"Plan B" is "The Episcopal Church"- as separate fr..."Plan B" is "The Episcopal Church"- as separate from "The Anglican Communion."<BR/><BR/>It's not very complicated.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-79674523317831459922007-03-05T17:24:00.000-08:002007-03-05T17:24:00.000-08:00The Archbishop of Canterbury seems to be cognitive...The Archbishop of Canterbury seems to be cognitively and spiritually disconnected from the realities of life in the Church of England & The Episcopal Church. I mean seriously … does he expect that the Presiding Bishop is going to tell members of the Episcopal Church's Executive Committee as well as members of the House of Deputies that they need to immediately adopt the moral teachings of 1998 Jim Straderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781331975297370366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-2171093802640679852007-03-05T16:58:00.000-08:002007-03-05T16:58:00.000-08:00This man has seriously turned against us. He is no...This man has seriously turned against us. He is now worse than Carey because he was once perceived to be a progressive.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01945343859290558131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-21965862649600498032007-03-05T16:56:00.000-08:002007-03-05T16:56:00.000-08:00Really, a virtually word perfect letter from +Rowa...Really, a virtually word perfect letter from +Rowan. Clear, accurate, and importantly, willing to lay down a challenge to our Bishops to show leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-73259222659178570722007-03-05T14:21:00.000-08:002007-03-05T14:21:00.000-08:00Why is it that our leaders are having so much diff...Why is it that our leaders are having so much difficulty standing up and leading? I hope that does not prove true for our American bishops, as well.Lorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607439799725636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-5706737057325135622007-03-05T13:52:00.000-08:002007-03-05T13:52:00.000-08:00I cannot believe that the Episcopal Church would d...I cannot believe that the Episcopal Church would desire so much to remain a part of the Anglican Communion as to retreat from what, to me, is clearly Jesus' teaching on being inclusive. I think the bishop where I live now is probably Windsor compliant, but perhaps i shall write after all.sharecropperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138522185303347235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-89717699332952766952007-03-05T13:04:00.000-08:002007-03-05T13:04:00.000-08:00Why do I feel as if +Rowan deliberately waited unt...Why do I feel as if +Rowan deliberately waited until the Executive Council meeting was over, so that he could make a direct appeal to the bishops?<BR/><BR/>I'll be writing my bishop this week...Wormwood's Doxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882756844690851674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-27193037881909818222007-03-05T12:53:00.000-08:002007-03-05T12:53:00.000-08:00What if this is a false teaching? What if we aspi...What if this is a false teaching? What if we aspire to a better standard of teaching? And, using the authority conferred on us in baptism, we contradict this false teaching by what we teach and what we pratice? What then?<BR/><BR/>Patience and generosity, but only if you play ball and try to keep the family together. A man who once knew better is now complicit in spiritual abuse.Bill Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743851784631753415noreply@blogger.com