Referring to the ordination of Gene Robinson and the behaviour of the American Episcopal Church, Dr Jensen says in this month’s Melbourne Anglican newspaper: “If we are talking about schism and the break up of the Communion – that’s where it starts and that’s where the responsibility is.”
This is just too simple.
If there is a break-up of the Anglican Communion, then Dr Jensen and the bishops who attended the GAFCON alternative Lambeth, must take some responsibility. There is blood on their hands.
The dual issues of gay priests and female bishops are tearing the Church apart and, indeed, threaten the very viability of Lambeth.
But what do we have?
The Vicar General of Melbourne, Bishop Paul White, writing to all Melbourne clergy, before leaving for Lambeth, said it would be “premature to comment on reports of division in the global Anglican Church”.
This is unhelpful and demonstrates a singular lack of leadership. The Anglican Church is broken and some would argue its very existence is terminal.
Yes, it would seem clear that the tiger has blood on its jaws because its victim dared to bleed as it was killing it. Very bad of the victim, one must say. But beyond this faux journalist stance about Anglicanism, the author manages to touch several areas of concern, not merely the simple country bishop of New Hampshire or thereabouts (though he lately seems promoted if uninvited to Britain). And the remarks about lack of leadership fits several levels up to and including that chap in that palace which lends its name to the whole affair.
7/14/08
Let’s see, TEC and ACC kill the Anglican Communion, and GAFCON is blamed for the murder because they prepare for the funeral. It makes sense in a revisionist sort of way.
LMK
Lay the blame where it should be The Archbishop of Canterbury should have not invited any revisionist bishops from the TEC and the Anglican Church of Canada, including both the presiding bishop and the Canadian Primate. The communion would have been saved though some doubt about the Church of England may have been discussed.