John Oakes on the New Canadian Anglican Primate-Elect

Unlike Bishop Matthews, Bishop Hiltz was not known for his theological conservativism prior to his election. At a time of such obvious doctrinal (and electoral) division, a major challenge for the new Primate could thus be the extent to which he will prove practically willing and able to reach out to all parts of the church, including conservatives, in keeping with Synod’s theme of “drawing the circle wide.”

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One comment on “John Oakes on the New Canadian Anglican Primate-Elect

  1. DonGander says:

    “…reach out to all parts of the church, including conservatives, in keeping with Synod’s theme of “drawing the circle wide.””

    No, it merely increases the speed at which the fatal collision will occur.

    DonGander