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To: sionnsar

Dear sionnsar,

So it appears that another homosexual bishop may get the nod at the General Convention in 2006?

If the General Convention next year were a repeat of the 2003 Convention, I guess that might sufficiently inflame the rest of the Communion to finally through ECUSA out in 2008.

However, if the 2006 General Convention went ahead with another homosexual and the Communion didn't finally throw ECUSA out by the end of the 2008 Lambeth Conference, I think that this would unofficially, but pretty much permanently, ratify open and active homosexual bishops in the Anglican Communion.

What's your take?

Do you think California is going to put up a homosexual bishop?

If they do, will the General Convention buy off on him or her?

If that occurs, will that be the final straw, leading to expulsion from the Anglican Communion of ECUSA at Lambeth 2008?


Thanks for all your posts and pings.


sitetest


4 posted on 03/14/2005 8:24:29 AM PST by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: sitetest
What's your take?
Do you think California is going to put up a homosexual bishop?

The Diocese of California is pretty liberal. I think there is a fair chance of it. I wonder if they'd choose an openly practicing lesbian?

If they do, will the General Convention buy off on him or her?

That's a harder call, based on what's happened since GC 2003. I can't really say. It would probably be close. I would hate to be a delegate from a liberal diocese; the pressure to vote for will be intense, and ugly.

If that occurs, will that be the final straw, leading to expulsion from the Anglican Communion of ECUSA at Lambeth 2008?

My guess is that ECUSA is already on course to expulsion at Lambeth 2008, with no clear sign yet of changing its ways.

The scenario above, consecrating an openly practicing homosexual, would likely trigger a crisis in which Williams would have to immediately expel ECUSA, or face the fact that the worldwide Anglican Communion would henceforth meet in Abuja. Lambeth would become very lonely.

6 posted on 03/14/2005 8:47:15 AM PST by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || Iran Azadi || Where are we going, and why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: sitetest

California has set up a very interesting schedule. Maybe even intended to deliberately provoke a repeat of 2003.

May 6
Diocesan convention to elect Diocesan Bishop

June 13-23
General Convention

The reason it could be a deliberate provocation is that, IIRC, the only bishops that have to be confirmed at GC are those that were elected by their diocese within 120 days of the GC.

If they moved their own decision up by a couple of months, they would avoid having the General Convention act on it. Not that that means a peaceful convention by any means.


12 posted on 03/14/2005 1:27:22 PM PST by newheart (The Truth? You can't handle the Truth. But He can handle you.)
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