The American Anglican Council (AAC) applauds the recent statement from the Global South Steering Committee. The statement is \u201ca clear warning to both Presiding Bishop Schori and Archbishop Williams,\u201d\u009d said AAC President and CEO the Rev. Canon David C. Anderson.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Global South and their 40 million congregants refuse to sit by and watch The Episcopal Church (TEC) defy Communion agreements and legally persecute those U.S. parishes that wish to remain faithful to the Gospel and church teaching,\u201d\u009d said Anderson.<\/p>\n
The Global South Primates urged TEC to reconsider its rejection of the Dar Es Salaam Communiqu\u00c3\u00a9 requests and principles and called for TEC\u2019s \u201cheartfelt repentance and genuine change\u201d\u009d in order to restore true communion. The statement also called the Anglican Church of Canada to task for their declaration that \u201csame-sex blessing is not core doctrine\u201d\u009d and their defiance of Windsor Report recommendations. The statement made clear the Global South\u2019s intention to continue extending pastoral care to U.S. based churches and to make similar provisions for biblically faithful churches in Canada. It also showed the Global South\u2019s resolve to not attend next year\u2019s Lambeth conference unless the Archbishop of Canterbury reconsiders his Lambeth invitations and allows for discipline in the Communion and true reconciliation.
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\nAnderson said the statement \u201cis the best news and the clearest word we have received in a very long while.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
The Global South Steering Committee reiterated the Primates\u2019 request for TEC to immediately suspend litigation against \u201ccongregations and individuals which wish to remain Anglican but are unable to do so within TEC.\u201d\u009d It also alluded to a future where orthodox Anglican churches in the U.S. have their own ecclesiastical structure separate from the Episcopal Church.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is more than a message of hope for weary Christians; this is a call to action from the Global South Primates. Our plan at the AAC is to act alongside the Global South and fellow orthodox Anglican Christians,\u201d\u009d Anderson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The American Anglican Council (AAC) applauds the recent statement from the Global South Steering Committee. The statement is \u201ca clear warning to both Presiding Bishop Schori and Archbishop Williams,\u201d\u009d said AAC President and CEO the Rev. Canon David C. Anderson.…<\/span><\/p>\n