Speaking on Friday, he said that his intervention was not prompted by pressure from any individual, “but by my conviction to work for the unity of this communion”.
He said that he feared that some of the Primates had “not actually consulted properly” before announcing their intention to boycott the meeting. There was “a huge desire” among “ordinary members” of the Church of Nigeria for the Communion to stay together, he said.
Responding to the suggestion made by the Primates that “the current text” of the Anglican Covenant is “fatally flawed”, Dr Idowu-Fearon said: “If those Primates believe they have a superior wisdom than the collective wisdom of those who produced the Covenant, let them meet and present their wisdom and not start throwing tantrums.”
“If those Primates believe they have a superior wisdom than the collective wisdom of those who produced the Covenant, let them meet and present their wisdom and not start throwing tantrums.â€
The dissenting primates have registered their reason for not attending, but I would hardly call that a “tantrum”.
I’ve said before that I would prefer all the primates to attend. But, with the following in the picture, I understand why they wouldn’t:
1. The “Standing Committee” or lack thereof du jour;
2. KJS present at this meeting, with a vote and no clarification as to her place on the “Standing Committee”;
3. Ian Douglas or any other TECers present in Communion governance.
Were the AB of C to explain all those, and stick to it, all the primates might be willing to attend.
I won’t be holding my breath.
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