“The election (yet to be confirmed) of a partnered lesbian as Bishop in the Episcopal Church (TEC) is sad but not surprising.

Confirmation of this election will make clear beyond any doubt whatsoever that the TEC leadership has chosen to walk in a way which is contrary to scripture and will continue to do so.

This settled path that the TEC chooses is contrary to the expressed will of the majority of the Anglican Communion.

Further, it confirms the rightness of GAFCON in producing the Jerusalem Declaration and establishing the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (FCA).

The aim of the FCA is to recognise and give fellowship to those who wish to remain faithful to God’s revealed word and also to defend and promote biblical teaching throughout the Communion.

It is all the more urgent that those who share the aims of the FCA should associate themselves with the movement and express their disapproval of actions which are contrary to scripture and contrary to historic Anglicanism.

Further, this gives the Archbishop of Canterbury every reason to act decisively and dissociate from the Episcopal Church and to recognise the Anglican Church of North America.”

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1. New Reformation Advocate wrote: Now that’s leadership.  ++Jensen’s statement is clear, forceful, and practical, everything that Cantaur’s is not.  I may be fundamentally at odds with the ultra-Protestantism of ++Jensen and his archdiocese in Sydney, but I applaud his bold call for everyone to bite the bullet and choose sides.  Right on! Alas, the prospect that ++Rowan Williams will actually heed ++Jensen’s call to “dissociate” from TEC and to recognize the ACNA probably ranges from slim to none.  I’m not holding my breath. But this can’t help but give fresh impetus to the FCA movement, even in England.  The polarization of the AC continues unabated, and is clearly accelerating.  Alas, ‘tis tragic, but necessary.  The wheat simply must be separated from the chaff.  For we aren’t dealing with tares here, that can be confused with wheat.  We’re dealing with noxtious weeds like Canadian Thistles that bear no resemblance whatsoever to wheat. David Handy+ December 7, 12:28 pm | [comment link]

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