We note the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Pentecost letter to the Anglican Communion, and are most interested to see how and when Section 4 will actually be implemented. We will write more about the implications of this letter after having had some time for reflection. At first reading, it appears that in an hour when the Anglican Church globally needs sound, clear and orthodox leadership at the top, the captain of the Anglican Communion seems to be below decks preoccupied with lesser things, and neither the wheel nor the reef charts are being minded.
ABC: There’s a rudder?! That implies someone thought that there was a course, a destination, an end to a journey! What a challenging idea. Do let’s have tea and discuss, in, oh, say, January 2011. Yes! Let’s.
Marvelous mockery, Dr. Stroud.
I actually thought that +Anderson’s criticism of the ABoC’s letter was quite restrained and moderate. He doesn’t even let himself respond in kind to the outrageous, incendiary remarks of +Righter and the even more odious and offensive comments of the Fr. James Stockton of Austin. But in highlighting such extreme, irresponsible, and blatantly prejudiced language by liberals who supposedly are arguing for an inclusivist gospel, +Anderson helps put the ongoing discussion of the Covenant in context.
David Handy+