The passage of Resolution D025 by the General Convention of 2009 is a repudiation of Holy Scripture as the church has received and understood it ecumenically in the East and West. It is also a clear rejection of the mutual responsibility and interdependence to which we are called as Anglicans. That it is also a snub to the Archbishop of Canterbury this week while General Synod is occurring in York only adds insult to injury.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the BBC, the New York Times and Integrity all see what is being done here. There are now some participants in the 76th General Convention who are trying to pretend that a yes to D025 is NOT a no to B033. Jesus’ statement about letting your yes be yes and your no be no is apt here. These types of attempted obfuscations are utterly unconvincing. The Bishop of Arizona rightly noted in his blog that D025 was “a defacto repudiation of” B033. . .
D025 is the proud assertion of a church of self-authentication and radical autonomy.
It is a particularly ugly sight.
–The Rev. Dr. Kendall S. Harmon is Canon Theologian of the Diocese of South Carolina
See entire article here:
http://www.standfirminfaith.com/?/sf/page/24199
July 16th, 2009 at 8:32 am
An ugly sight indeed. One should view the Anglican TV press conference with TEC bishops Beckwith (Springfield) and Love (Albany). Neither bishop holds back on their criticism of TEC and its innovations. Contrariwise, it is interesting that the Bishop of Dallas (in his blog) says that his diocese should be patient and prayerful.
In part +Dallas said “What does this mean for the fragile unity of this branch of the Communion? We shall have to wait and see. I certainly cannot predict.
Over all, however, I think we must walk through these days a step at a time. I will reserve judgment until this drama plays out and we see where we are then.”
Play out? See where we are then? How much drama will +Dallas absorb.
Orthodoxy will be totally banished from TEC - perhaps then he will know how it plays out.