The covenant decision came after a day of polite debate that, at times, included accusation, exasperation, impatience, and intense and confusing parliamentary maneuvering, both on the floor and behind the scenes.
On one end of the debate spectrum, Dato Stanley Isaacs of the Church of South East Asia, voiced the opinion of many when he said that the council faced “a defining moment for the communion, a moment that we either grab it or we don’t.”
He called the covenant “a hope in Christ that this will be a way of finding a just solution to the realization of a communion that is once again united in the bond of Christ ”¦ we long for that unity again.”
Isaacs said it would give “a ray of hope to us finding a resolution to the problem that has not only divided the communion, but has embarrassed the churches in many, many parts of the world outside of the United States.”
On the other hand, Sarah Tomlinson, ACC youth representative from Scotland, urged the council to allow the communion the time it needs to formulate a covenant whose terms are clearly defined.
“Whatever we decide now, my generation is going to have to deal with it. We’re going to have to bear the burden of dealing with this long after — no offense — you guys aren’t running the church,” she said. “So I know we’re all keen to get this finished and get it to come to an end, but let’s take the time to consult just a bit more ”¦ otherwise, I am going to have to be sorting out this mess and the rest of the youth are going to be sorting out this situation a lot longer.”
“Anglican Communion Secretary General Kenneth Kearon told reporters after the debate that most ACC members favored a covenant as was evidenced by the “”overwhelming majorities with which each resolve was approved.””[?] He said the decision to ask for more input on Section Four was a “reasonable compromise.”
Each resolve was approved by an overwhelming majority? When apparently the resolve on section 4 wasn’t even passed at all?
So if you tell the reporters that this is what happened then that means that [i][b]this[/b][/i] in fact [b]is[/b] what happened??!
How do these people have the unimaginable huzpah to think that they can pull off this kind of duplicity?!
Wait a minute — oh, yeah– because they keep on getting away with it and no one is able to force them to face the truth.
Is there such a thing as a last straw or a final line? Or are we eternally stuck on this merry-go-round? (and that was not a rhetorical question)
So cute. The message the youth got was that the white colonial imperialists were going to be running the church into her generation. The ABC and ACC harumphs have certainly done their jobs very well.
Kyrie eleison.