Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams. Archbishop Peter Jensen of Sydney has issued his response to the Archbishop of Canterbury's "Reflections on the Anglican Communion." Archbishop Jensen certainly makes an interesting point in this portion:
Among other things, Dr Williams has recognised the following:So far I would say the Archbishop of Sydney is being realistic about this situation; actually Rowan Williams is probably being realistic too, but he is having to perform a balancing act in several ways.
First, a separation within the Communion is inevitable. To use an analogy, partners have separated although they have not divorced. This is recognised in his categories of constituent churches and churches in association with the Communion.
Second, the Archbishop has made it very clear that this whole controversy is, at a fundamental level, about the authority of the Bible, and the way in which we learn and follow God’s will in fellowship with each other. The presenting issue may be human sexuality but the real issue remains the word of God.
Thirdly, the Archbishop has spoken of the need of a covenant to hold the constituent churches together and for new institutions to develop.
In talking like this he seems to be more optimistic than I would be. Rather than looking into the mid-term future with hopes for the development of new covenants and institutions, I think we need to be looking at the realities of the present situation, and recognising the need to accept the new relationships that have occurred.