We have three principle areas of concern regarding the Draft Covenant:<\/p>\n
–The discussion of the foundations which are traditionally held to undergird Anglicanism omits to mention reason, which has long been thought to stand alongside scripture and tradition.
\n–The wording of section 6 of the Draft Covenant is potentially open to a wide variety of interpretations. For example, to take paragraph 6.3 alone, we feel that the expressions such as \u201d\u02dccommon mind\u2019, \u201d\u02dcmatters of essential concern\u2019, and \u201d\u02dccommon standards of faith\u2019, all require significant further definition before they can bear the weight being placed upon them in the context of this Covenant. We are led to wonder whether the wording of section 6 of the Draft Covenant is fit for purpose in any practical circumstance in which it is likely to be called upon.
\n–We note that the Draft Covenant invests the Primates\u2019 meeting with considerable and wide-ranging powers. We question whether the Primates\u2019 meeting is the Instrument of Unity best suited to the task being entrusted to it (rather than the ACC, which contains a more wide-ranging representation of Church members).<\/p>\n