PHILLIP ASPINALL: Oh well I think if people tried to make off with property that belongs to the Anglican Church, the trustees of that property in the church at law would be, would have an obligation to protect it.
I hope we don’t get to that point, I mean I hope sense will prevail and respect for people will prevail and that kind of thing wont eventuate but you know people who hold at law, positions of trustees where they have a responsibility to ensure property is used for a particular purpose, have obligations at law to protect it.
MONICA ATTARD: It would be a very dangerous route I imagine because I think at the moment the situation in the United States at least is that a lot of the decisions are going the way of those who are attempting to move away from the mainstream church.
Is that something that might give you pause to think here?
PHILLIP ASPINALL: Oh look I think there are more important reasons for pause, nobody wants to resort to law but, there are no winners, once you get into court cases about these kinds of issues, there are no winners.
People should understand what the ethos and spirit of life in the Anglican Church is about and abide by that spirit and live by the family rules.
MONICA ATTARD: Have you discussed this option with the Archbishop of Canterbury?
PHILLIP ASPINALL: No I haven’t.
MONICA ATTARD: Is it something that you will at Lambeth?
PHILLIP ASPINALL: No, I don’t intend to.
PHILLIP ASPINALL: No, I don’t intend to.
Ah, good. Well, that’s settled then.
If TEC had been willing to play by the family rules we wouldn’t be in the midst of this crisis.
“…PHILLIP ASPINALL: I have not declared a personal position about that particular issue and the reason I haven’t is because I think my responsibility as primate in the current climate is to try to find ways to enable the church to engage in the debate in a constructive way and move forwards towards a solution…”
This, I think is the essences of why this is so dreadful…How can he NOT declare a position… It’s not as if it were some arbitrary choice, it’s a very clear cut theological doctrine. How do you get off, in this age and all that has transpired and NOT show your sheep which way the road bends. Is that not the purpose of having a “head” Sheppard?
My guess is, he agrees with the TEC and of that ilk, but, doesn’t have the strength of character to take a stand. What a sad leader.
Aspinall
Yes they should. But they often don’t. The Episcopal Church has long thumbed its nose at the Anglican family rules, particularly since 1998.
After attending Lambeth 1998, as Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Adelaide, Phillip Aspinall signed a statement by bishops who pledged
[blockquote] We pledge that we will continue to reflect, pray, and work for your full inclusion in the life of the Church. It is obvious that Communion-wide we are in great disagreement over what full inclusion would mean. We ourselves have varied views and admit, as the report of the Human Sexuality Sub-section of the Conference says, that there is much we do not yet understand. But we believe it is an imperative of the Gospel and our faith that we seek such understanding.
We call on the entire Communion to continue (and in many places, begin) prayerful, respectful conversation on the issue of homosexuality. We must not stop where this Conference has left off. You, our sisters and brothers in Christ, deserve a more thorough hearing than you received over the past three weeks. We will work to make that so. [/blockquote]
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5, all that means is that gays win.
What a bunch of verbal nonsince.
Br Michael: You’re being a little disingenuous. Aspinall sees the conservative viewpoint as one-sided. The question is, does he allow that one side respect and room within his church? I think not.