This year we will send our deputation to General Convention. General Convention is normally a source of some anxiety for people. I am not anxious. I am not fearful. I am not concerned. And, the reason is that for me my faith in Jesus Christ, and my belief in the unique witness of the Episcopal Church to offer Good News is not dependent upon General Convention. It just isn’t….
Let me remind you that your faith in Jesus Christ and your love for this Church and your belief in its worship and witness to Jesus are not going to be changed by an act of General Convention. At General Convention they will pass a liturgy for same sex blessings. They are going to pass it. I will vote against this liturgy. Your deputation will more than likely be divided on the question and in so doing cast a vote against it as well.
On another topic, the Anglican Covenant will come before General Convention for ratification. I will vote in favor of the Covenant. Your deputation will probably be divided. And, Convention will probably not support it. I am working in advance with other bishops to propose a way through our division on the Anglican Covenant…
i enjoyed reading this. i think this way of thinking needs to be adopted by, what i sense, many fellow pew-sitters want to be a ground-swelling response. But it may be too late,
It sounds as if a lot of the bishops are pretty much doing what the laity are — paying scant attention to 815, not getting caught up in the drama, and focusing on the important things with like-minded individuals. I do wish that more would call out the PB for not wearing clothes but, hopefully, she and her cohort (plus their causes and tactics) will peter out in the near future.
Without money, traction, and/or much of a following, this can’t go on for very much longer. If her tactic is to simply wait it out until no one with any Christian sense and responsibility remains, then it’s important for the moderate bishops to keep their hands on their plows, as Bishop Doyle says.