Reported by Alice Linsley, who attended the event, and posted at Northern Plains Anglicans. It seems everyone’s a reporter this week! Thanks All!!<\/p>\n
Here’s the Q&A portion. But read the whole entry:<\/p>\n
Henry Orombi Meets with Kentucky Anglicans
\nAlice C. Linsley
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\nArchbishop Henry Orombi, Primate of the Anglican Church of Uganda, spoke to Anglican clergy and lay leaders at Apostles Anglican Church in Lexington, Kentucky on Tuesday, September 25. The event was well attended with representatives from all the newly formed Anglican churches in Kentucky. Also present were representatives from a missionary agency working in Uganda and a representative from the American Anglican Council.<\/i><\/p>\n[…]
\nAfter the preaching, His Grace took questions. Here are some points that he addressed:<\/p>\nRowan Williams does not have authority to change the deadline for TEC\u2019s response to the Communiqu\u00c3\u00a9 because the Primates set that date in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n
Rowan Williams regards many in TEC as being so long without Christian teaching that \u201cthey don\u2019t know their right hand from their left.\u201d\u009d (Here Orombi is quoting Williams.)<\/p>\n
Archbishop Orombi and Archbishop Akinola are in the USA at a time that coincides with the HOB meeting to strengthen Anglicans in preparation for TEC\u2019s anticipated rejection of the Primates\u2019 requests to cease ordination\/consecration of active homosexuals and same-sex blessings in the Episcopal churches.<\/p>\n
Archbishop Orombi consecrated John Guernsey so that there would be an Anglican bishop in close proximity to deal with emergencies. As he expressed it: \u201cIt took me 16 hours to arrive in Virginia. If you need a fire truck to come all the way from Uganda, what would be left of the building?\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
His Grace expressed gratitude for the Common Cause Partners and asked for prayer that there might be unity among them. \u201cThey must come together as brothers, taking each other\u2019s hands,\u201d\u009d he said. \u201cThey must stand together, all holding hands.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
When asked about the importance of Canterbury, the Archbishop responded, \u201cAnglican identity is not tied to Canterbury.\u201d\u009d While Anglicans recognize Canterbury as one of the oldest sees, \u201cthere are other significant sees.\u201d\u009d In this matter His Grace follows Church tradition in recognizing the authority of older sees such as Jerusalem, Alexandria, Rome and Antioch.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n