What The Episcopal Church had hoped to be a “clear and unambiguous” statement has left both sides of the Anglican divide dissatisfied, with some saying the Episcopal bishops are again dodging their response to avoid losing their place in the global communion.
“I’m saddened but not surprised,” said the Rt. Rev. Martyn Minns, missionary bishop of the Anglican breakaway CANA (Convocation of Anglicans in North America), in a teleconference on Wednesday. “I think basically they ducked. The response they’ve offered does not clarify as was requested.”
In a church of such diverse opinions, and in a church governed from below, one shouldn’t expect ‘certain’ and ‘absolute’ responses.Compromise and political maneuver is the norm, and that’s the way it should be. If one is an ideologue and wants certain and absolute responses, then one should opt for Rome, Lagos, Constantinople, or a fundamentalist protestant sect. (Ah yes, I don’t think Lagos is the capital of Nigeria anymore, but you get my point).
Virgil, I have no doubt that TEC is [b] governed from Below [/b] .