The Episcopal Church of the Philippines has decided against the so called “Anglican Covenant”. The Prime Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Edward Malecdan, addressed the General Synod: The Anglican Covenant which is supposedly a proposed document to help diffuse the tension in the Communion. The document is intended to be the final arbiter in the resolution
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Breaking news (thanks to Rev. Ngira Simmonds) on the Eve of Pentecost the second Episcopal Unit (cf. diocese) in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia has rejected the Anglican Covenant: TE HUI AMORANGI O TE TAIRAWHITI ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TURANGA-NUI-A-KIWA Saturday 11 June 2011 Motion concerning the proposed Anglican Communion Covenant IT
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I have argued that the “Anglican Covenant” is not fit for the purpose and won’t do what its proponents intend it to do. I have argued that the actual issue is homosexuality and the Anglican-Covenant-as-solution does not address the issue. Now, as provinces begin to sign the Covenant, my points are being underscored. The Province
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I have tended to be wary about devoting much energy to the Anglican “Covenant” here. I do not see much value in debates that generate more heat than light. We can so easily get distracted – making majors out of minors… The Church of England is debating the “Covenant” in 44 diocesan synods. To help,
The drafters of the proposed Anglican Covenant, intended to hold together a fragmenting Anglican Communion, have failed to include the concept of common prayer – one of the jewels of Anglicanism. The draft covenant proposes a sort of corporate papacy alien to Anglican (Episcopalian) thinking thus far. Whilst it might be surprising that the draft
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