Canon Kearon said that the leaders of the communion recognized that Bishop Robinson was “duly elected and consecrated according to the proper procedures of the Episcopal Church.”
But to invite him, the canon said, “would be to ignore the very substantial and widespread objections in many parts of the communion to his consecration and his ministry.”
He said there was “no parallel” between Bishop Robinson and Bishop Minns, a rector who was installed as a bishop in Virginia this month by Archbishop Akinola, a crossing of boundaries that the archbishop of Canterbury criticized.
Bishop Minns heads a consortium of churches that have left the Episcopal Church, the Convocation of Anglicans in North America. Canon Kearon said the convocation was not a recognized body of the Anglican Communion.
Bishop Minns said in a statement, “One thing is clear, a great deal can and will happen before next July.”
At the last Lambeth Conference, in 1998, the bishops passed a resolution “rejecting homosexual practice as incompatible with Scripture” and declared their opposition to blessing same-sex unions.
The archbishop of Canterbury said in his letter to the bishops that he wanted the next conference to focus on prayer and reflection more than setting policy.
Does anyone know if retired bishops are invited to Lambeth? No speculation please, just the facts, thank you.
No, they aren’t. It is for sitting bishops only.
They stretched their rules in the last lambeth conference to include suffragan bishops. I don’t know if the suffragans were treated as guests with rights to vote and speak.
It was only for diocesan bishops.
Thanks.
“The archbishop of Canterbury said in his letter to the bishops that he wanted the next conference to focus on prayer and reflection more than setting policy.” This is good, but they also have an obligation to resolve this mess rather than letting it fester for years. If they continue to do nothing then we will have more law suits, border crossings etc.
The ABC has disinvited Robinson, but has invited all the other bishops who participated in his consecration and who fully support him and his agenda. Am I missing the point?
It looks like the ABC is sending the message of “You could have just said NO!” to Bishops Robinson and Minns. As for the groups of bishops who had to approve both of these “innovative moves”, well, you cannot have a conference really focus on reflection and prayer unless you invite the people who need to do it most, can you?
I love you all who remain in Anglicanism, but you’ve got to know this is really past being “funny”.
Re: “At the last Lambeth Conference, in 1998, the bishops passed a resolution “rejecting homosexual practice as incompatible with Scripture†and declared their opposition to blessing same-sex unions.”
Why does the ABC NOT see that the clear, honest, consistent, honorable way is to , in the very least, stay with this barely ten-year old Lambeth Resolution?
Honest and principled persons (such as +++Akinola) who are interested in the Truth and in the continuation of fellowship and relationships in the Anglican Communion (as a Christian organization) would have no reason to attend Lambeth 08 if the ABC and his EcUSA allies continue to mock Christ and His Church – as they make and break covenants and agreements with reckless disregard for the Church and the Christian Mission.
Ok, I’ll bite… what did the Archbishop of Canterbury personally do to “mock Christ and his Church?”
Dale,
As you haven’t received word from Spiros, I’m guessing he explains this after the proposition you questioned. To mock Christ and His Church is to “make and break covenants and agreements with reckless disregard for the Church and the Christian Mission.”
Cheers!