In Anglican Report, There's Something for Everyone, Once Again

Christianity Today ^ | 02/28/05 | Kevin Eckstron, Religion News Service

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Almost more than any other Christian group, Anglicans are notoriously—and proudly—hard to pin down.

They are not fully Protestant yet not quite Catholic; hierarchical yet independent; scripturally literate but not literal; equal parts New York and Nairobi.

So, too, was the response on Thursday from the 38 primates, or top national bishops, of the Anglican Communion to Episcopalians' and Canadians' defiant embrace of homosexuality. It was firm but not heavy-handed, establishing deadlines and breathing room all at the same time.

In other words, it was a classically Anglican search for the cherished "Via Media"—the middle way. In it, there was a little something for everyone...

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small> Main Entry: pri'mate
Pronunciation: *pr*-*m*t or esp for 1 -m*t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English primat, from Old French, from Medieval Latin primat-, primas archbishop, from Latin, leader, from primus
Date: 13th century

1 often capitalized : a bishop who has precedence in a province, group of provinces, or a nation
2 archaic : one first in authority or rank : LEADER
3 [New Latin Primates, from Latin, plural of primat-, primas] : any of an order (Primates) of mammals comprising humans, apes, monkeys, and related forms (as lemurs and tarsiers)
  -pri'mate-ship \-*ship\ noun
  --pri-ma'tial \pr*-*m*-sh*l\ adjective

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Speak the truth in love. Eph 4:15

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Yet the question remains whether grace—amazing or otherwise—will be enough to carry the church once again through the "dangers, toils and snares" bemoaned in that old hymn.

"The Church's One Foundation" is what comes to mind here...