The serious and sometimes satirical reflections of a priest, poet, and pilgrim —
who knowing he has not obtained the goal, presses on in a Godward direction.
I have no objection to finding ways for the Anglican Communion to speak with a single voice,where it is of a single mind. But reaching consensus by quelling dissent leads to self-fulfilling fallacy.
Tobias Stanislas Haller BSG
“a clear-sighted companion.... If you are passionate about the vitality of today’s church, I encourage you to accompany him on his mystagogical excursion into the liturgical landscape. You will rediscover a familiar place rife with fresh provisions planted by the God who longs to feed our deepest hungers and hopes.” —Jay Koyle, chair, Faith, Worship and Ministry of The Anglican Church of Canada
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Some of those anti-gay Anglican bishops can't get enough of a good, stiff, self-fulfilling fallacy. }-X
One of the things that I've noticed - with shock - that I've not seen any comment on is the position of ABC.
The absolute deal-breaker from the start on this "global church" dealio was the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Pope, though bishop of Rome, is not always Italian, thus can contribute to a unified global church - there have been Spaniards, Germans, French, a Pole, etc.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is, and through the process of becoming Archbishop of Canterbury, must always be a citizen of the UK. At best, he/she can never be drawn from the viewpoint or practice of any other province, at worst, it's a backdoor attempt to establish a different sort of British Empire.
Anglicanism cannot be a unified global church, because its "First Among Equals" cannot represent a global position.
Thanks, JCF. Mark, spot on; but I do think this has come up from time to time, along with other difficulties peculiar to the C of E. The "Englishness" of the Communion made sense for a while, but the creation of a[nother] global church, without a distinctive doctrine, makes no sense. The "distinctiveness" of Anglicanism lies in our polity, not our doctrine.
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