Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams. "Priests of my father's generation, at their ordination, promised to "be ready, with all faithful diligence, to banish and drive away from the Church all erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to God's Word.""
Very Orthodox sentiment.
I've been reading these articles here for two years now, place after place after place brought under the same pressure. There was a time, early on, when I was seriously excited to see the indignation, and expected to see firm, unflinching, uncompromising resistance using all means.
Instead, I note that the bad guys always win in the Episcopalian Church. People LEAVE, but they never, ever, ever fight.
And by fighting I don't mean complain and moan and yell. I mean barring the door. I mean having security guards physically toss invading bishops out of buildings and force a full-on litigation.
So, the temperature has dipped?
And before that, there were the Connecticut priests...
And before that, there were the gay ordinations...etc.
So, what is going to happen THIS time, in THIS place?
Episcopalians will whine. And Episcopalians will obey.
That's what you always do, as far as I can see.
Some will leave.
But nobody will ever fight.
Actually fight.
Actually physically toss an apostate bishop out of an orthodox church, with security guards, and say "We do not recognize your episcopacy, sir. You are a tresspasser. Get off our land." If s/he won't go, have security drag him out by the arms.
It will never happen.
The new "Chancellor" of wherever has spoken.
And in the end will win.
That's what always happens at the end of all of these threads.
It's like reading French military history, except that the French sometimes win battles.
Sorry to say it, but it's so.
And it's dreadfully sad.
I've been reading these articles here for two years now, place after place after place brought under the same pressure. There was a time, early on, when I was seriously excited to see the indignation, and expected to see firm, unflinching, uncompromising resistance using all means.
Instead, I note that the bad guys always win in the Episcopalian Church. People LEAVE, but they never, ever, ever fight.
And by fighting I don't mean complain and moan and yell. I mean barring the door. I mean having security guards physically toss invading bishops out of buildings and force a full-on litigation.
So, the temperature has dipped?
And before that, there were the Connecticut priests...
And before that, there were the gay ordinations...etc.
So, what is going to happen THIS time, in THIS place?
Episcopalians will whine. And Episcopalians will obey.
That's what you always do, as far as I can see.
Some will leave.
But nobody will ever fight.
Actually fight.
Actually physically toss an apostate bishop out of an orthodox church, with security guards, and say "We do not recognize your episcopacy, sir. You are a tresspasser. Get off our land." If s/he won't go, have security drag him out by the arms.
It will never happen.
The new "Chancellor" of wherever has spoken.
And in the end will win.
That's what always happens at the end of all of these threads.
It's like reading French military history, except that the French sometimes win battles.
Sorry to say it, but it's so.
And it's dreadfully sad.
"New York has spoken, the case is closed!"
After 500 years, do the Episcopalians finally have a Pope?
(Since she's female, does that make her a "Mope"? "Mape"? "Habemus Papam ... er, Mamam ... Mapam?!?")
Mope Kate the First: not just a "first among equals," she will "take action" "to bring your diocese into compliance"! (Resistance is futile! You will be comply or else!)
Of course, it's regrettable that she's a heretic and all that, but that's a mere quibble. Isn't it? :-0
Isn't it funny how liberals (no matter what church or other entity you're talking about) are all "tolerance" and "diversity" when their on the outside, but once they take power, they demand absolute obedience, and are the epitome of rigid, boot-stomping-on-your-face, uniformity?