The "ECUSA disaster" Alice Linsley refers to is from the liberals' point of view -- it is comprised of the "schism, break-aways, defections to other denominations" that will be 'complete' if their gamble does not pay off.
The win, the payoff, for the libs is they get what they want: free control of the church, as exemplified by yet another openly-practicing homosexual bishop while (most) everyone stays put in their pews and all remains business as usual.
Thank you for your input.
Everyone, even a Catholic (ahem), can see that the schism and defections have been happening. Not everyone IS staying in his pew. Defections MUST be outnumbering baby baptisms and conversions.
So the libs will win a openly homosexual, married, with adopted/whatever children Archbishop of Canterbury, homosexual bishops, homosexual married priests, homosexual adoptions/"families" -- along with empty churches, depleted coffers, disheartened parishoners and a scattered, fragmented church with nothing in common but a history. That is the path they take now. Homosexuals comprise about 1% of the entire population. ALL THIS acrimony for 1% of the population to feel good about itself.
Maybe I'm wrong and am being just too negative. Tsk.