“We rejoice as we enter a whole new era into the 21st century, rethinking, relooking and reforming who we are as Christian people in the world,” said Canon Randy Kimmler, missioner for vocations in the Los Angeles diocese. “This is like a big first step for us so we rejoice in this.”<\/p>\n
Many in the 77 million-member communion, however, are grieving. Bishops, mainly from the Global South, say Glasspool’s ordination shows that U.S. Episcopalians are continuing to go against Scripture and defy the wishes of the wider body.<\/p>\n
The Anglican Communion had called for gracious restraint in regards to the ordination of partnered gays and the blessing of same-sex unions.<\/p>\n
Dr. Peter Jensen, the Archbishop of Sydney, said many Anglican provinces have given up on The Episcopal Church \u201d\u201c the U.S. arm of Anglicanism \u201d\u201c and regard themselves as “out of communion” with them, according to the Church of England newspaper.<\/p>\n
“They renew the call for repentance but can see that, failing something like the Great Awakening, it will not occur,” he said.<\/p>\n