Posted on 02/25/2005 10:02:55 AM PST by newheart
nglican Essentials Canada welcomes the communique issued this evening by the Primates of the Anglican Communion gathered together in Northern Ireland.
Of particular interest to us are points 14 and 15:
14. Within the ambit of the issues discussed in the Windsor Report and in order to recognise the integrity of all parties, we request that the Episcopal Church (USA) and the Anglican Church of Canada voluntarily withdraw their members from the Anglican Consultative Council for the period leading up to the next Lambeth Conference. During that same period we request that both churches respond through their relevant constitutional bodies to the questions specifically addressed to them in the Windsor Report as they consider their place within the Anglican Communion. (cf. paragraph 8)
15. In order to protect the integrity and legitimate needs of groups in serious theological dispute with their diocesan bishop, or dioceses in dispute with their Provinces, we recommend that the Archbishop of Canterbury appoint, as a matter of urgency, a panel of reference to supervise the adequacy of pastoral provisions made by any churches for such members in line with the recommendation in the Primates’ Statement of October 2003 (xii). Equally, during this period we commit ourselves neither to encourage nor to initiate cross-boundary interventions.
We urgently entreat Archbishop Andrew Hutchison to comply with the request of the Primates in the interest of the future unity of the Anglican Communion. A more thoroughgoing statement and analysis will be published by AEC over the next several days.
Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams. Off topic question..I can't get Virtuosity to open today..tried several times..get an error message..anyone else have a problem.?? has it been hacked?
It has been like that for the past couple of days. My guess is that the server is overloaded. Keep pinging it; eventually you will get in.
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