One thing that I dislike about the phrase “heresy is worse than schism” it that it is wrong. Heresy [b]is[/b] schism. To chose one’s own “wisdom” rather than the received wisdom is to foment schism. You either place yourself outside of the communion of the church or force others to make that choice.
If Bishops Inghams, Chane, Shori, Bruno, Shaw et. al. had integrity, they would have either waited until the Communion had determined that homosexual sex in a life long, mutually monogamous, committed relationship was adiaphora or was a good thing or they would have resigned from their sees in protest over the great injustice being done.
To retain your position and flout the rules because you know that those in power over you will not invoke discipline is cowardly and lacks integrity.
There’s plenty of “plain talk” in Canada, particularly among many Scottish-Canadians.
The problem in Canada seems to be similar to the problem in “the States,” the progressive-revisionists have taken over the governance of the Anglican episcopalities.
Decent people aren’t ‘given to’ political scheming and ‘power grabbing’ and the result is that they lose power when those without scruples engage in political infiltration and ‘power grabbing.’
By the way, my Scottish-Canadian mother just celebrated her 99th birthday.
The last mailbox fundraising appeal that I received from the Washington National Cathedral was sent back with this note:
John Chane has started a new Church. Let him pay the bills for it.
Well said, Alan. He has spoken very clearly and well at our diocesan synods on this matter, and I pray he will continue to do so by God’s grace.
And yes, Br_er Rabbit, we Canadians do have it in us. We’re just not as quick to polarize as in the US, although I believe we north of the 49th parallel do need to form a well delineated position now.
One thing that I dislike about the phrase “heresy is worse than schism” it that it is wrong. Heresy [b]is[/b] schism. To chose one’s own “wisdom” rather than the received wisdom is to foment schism. You either place yourself outside of the communion of the church or force others to make that choice.
If Bishops Inghams, Chane, Shori, Bruno, Shaw et. al. had integrity, they would have either waited until the Communion had determined that homosexual sex in a life long, mutually monogamous, committed relationship was adiaphora or was a good thing or they would have resigned from their sees in protest over the great injustice being done.
To retain your position and flout the rules because you know that those in power over you will not invoke discipline is cowardly and lacks integrity.
YBIC,
Phil Snyder
Wow. Plain talk in Canada. I didn’t know they had it in them.
I guess I’m just too jaded by TEC.
Br_er Rabbit,
There’s plenty of “plain talk” in Canada, particularly among many Scottish-Canadians.
The problem in Canada seems to be similar to the problem in “the States,” the progressive-revisionists have taken over the governance of the Anglican episcopalities.
Decent people aren’t ‘given to’ political scheming and ‘power grabbing’ and the result is that they lose power when those without scruples engage in political infiltration and ‘power grabbing.’
By the way, my Scottish-Canadian mother just celebrated her 99th birthday.
The last mailbox fundraising appeal that I received from the Washington National Cathedral was sent back with this note:
John Chane has started a new Church. Let him pay the bills for it.
Well said, Alan. He has spoken very clearly and well at our diocesan synods on this matter, and I pray he will continue to do so by God’s grace.
And yes, Br_er Rabbit, we Canadians do have it in us. We’re just not as quick to polarize as in the US, although I believe we north of the 49th parallel do need to form a well delineated position now.