The international Anglican communion wrapped up its policy-centric Lambeth Conference this weekend and only came a wee bit closer to resolving their gay inclusion drama by erecting a moratorium on ordaining openly gay bishops. They did not reach any conclusions, however, on how – or if – to integrate queer congregants into the broader movement. [Globe & Mail]
Baby Steps.
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Chas Marks
To be clear, the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops cannot legislate anything for the Episcopal Church or any of the other autonomous provinces of the Anglican Communion. The proposed moratoria on same sex blessings, ordaining openly gay bishops, and border crossings by other provinces are a suggestion from this body. The Episcopal Church’s General Convention in 2009 must concur (which is doubtful)for these moratoria to be binding on TEC.
Jennifer
The Archbishop of Canterbury has betrayed LGBT Anglicans for the last time. He has gone too far. To blame “liberals” in the Church for acting in the Spirit of inclusion is to blame that very Spirit and to grieve it: the one unforgivable sin. Furthermore, he has grieved the formidable American Church, which is a very bad move, as it is this Church’s money which, largely, makes this Communion go ’round.
His moratorium on same-sex blessings will not be obeyed in the United States or Canada, in those dioceses which have installed such rites as part of their lives and missions. What will he do? Nothing. He can’t. We will simply disobey this foreign bastard, who is sucking up to the Vatican, and get on with our common lives.
With any luck, we will take the step we should have long ago: cut Canterbury loose (that vestige of Empire) and form a North American Church, independent of Canterbury’s skullfuckery and toadying to Rome. That would be in the finest tradition of Anglicanism.