The liberal backlash has begun against the statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, criticising the Episcopal Church’s move to consecrate more partnered gay Bishops and bless same-sex unions.
The English liberal groups have put on a united front in allegiance with the Episcopal Church to face the axis of traditionalists seeking to expel them from the Communion.
In Communion, Covenant and our Anglican Future, Dr Williams relegated liberal Churches like the Episcopal Church to an inferior position in a two-tier Communion.
An alliance of 13 liberal Church groups have now asked: “Whether the voices of those within the Church of England who are or who walk alongside lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people have been adequately heard within the recent discussions.”
When you walk in the middle of the Road, you are in danger of being run over by folks going both ways.
Accepting Evangelicals, Changing Attitude, The Clergy Consultation, Courage, Ekklesia, Evangelical Fellowship of Lesbian and Gay Anglicans, General Synod Human, Sexuality Group, Group for the Rescinding of the Act of Synod, Inclusive Church, Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (Anglican Matters), Modern Churchpeople’s Union, WATCH and Sibyls have hugely overlapping memberships!
Yes, straddling the fence hurts. I still wonder as to which side of the fence he is going to come down to earth….
~2 agreed, by saying this together they get to sound a lot bigger than they actually are
Rowan hasn’t caught on to the new application of [i]via media[/i], as defined by the revisionists. It’s no longer steering a course between Roman Catholicism and Reformed Protestantism, but stampeding to a place roughly betwixt yesterday’s half-baked heresy and today’s fashionable salt lick.
A relatively tiny crowd, but very vocal. One wonders where their funding comes from……their side of the Pond, or this side?
[blockquote]An alliance of 13 liberal Church groups have now asked: “Whether the voices of those within the Church of England who are or who walk alongside lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people have been adequately heard within the recent discussions.â€[/blockquote]
Obviously the listening has not been adequate, otherwise people would agree with them. That seems to always be the point. Listen till you agree or at least acquiesce. I don’t believe these groups have adequately listened to the ABC