A conservative Anglican theologian believes the Episcopal Church will attempt to formulate a compromise that falls short of demands put forth by world Anglican leaders.
Episcopal bishops are currently meeting in New Orleans to decide whether to obey an order from the international leadership of the Anglican Communion that calls for an end to the consecration of homosexual bishops and blessings of “same-sex unions”. The Episcopal Church has until September 30 to comply with the order, or risk losing its membership in the world-wide Anglican Communion.
Dr. Kendall Harmon, Canon Theologian for the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, says it is very unlikely the Episcopal Church will agree with what Anglican leaders are asking. He says the denomination is in denial about its drift from Biblical truth.
“What’s so frustrating about the Episcopal Church,” Harmon says, “is they make changes and then when it comes to crunch time, they won’t admit that they [made] changes, and instead they play games with words, and they say one thing and do another. And that’s what’s going to be attempted in New Orleans.”
Harmon notes that some Episcopal bishops are not so timid, noting several liberal Episcopal bishops, including those of North Carolina, Newark, Massachusetts and California, who have made it clear that they embrace “a new theology” and that they refuse to waver from their present course of embracing homosexuality.
This article ran last week and I was suprised it wasn’t posted earlier.
What just happened this morning had zero to do with the entire concept of compromise. It was “I yam what I yam and that’s all what I yam” with window dressing.
It seems to me that if the TEC wants to play the game with the AC league that they are ignoring the rules completely.