Presiding Bishop, House of Dep. President, Executive Council member call for Anglican Covenant study

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson and Executive Council member Rosalie Simmonds Ballentine have issued a letter to the church calling for study on the Anglican Covenant.

“We strongly urge every congregation in this Church to engage in discussion of the proposed Covenant at some time in the coming two years,” the letter states.

Read it all.

Filed under: * Anglican - Episcopal • Anglican Covenant • Episcopal Church (TEC) • House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson • Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori • * Christian Life / Church Life • Parish Ministry • Adult Education

8 Comments
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1. Cennydd13 wrote:

Okay, so they ask people to study the Covenant and comment about it.  So, what then?  Unless they’ve decided to change direction, they won’t vote to adopt it unless it meets with all of their specifications.

September 4, 2:57 pm | [comment link]
2. Br. Michael wrote:

Day late and a dollar short.  The covenant is an absolute farce.  As is the AC.  Make your own way and follow Jesus, but don’t expect any support from TEC or the AC.

September 4, 3:39 pm | [comment link]
3. Ross wrote:

Given that the GS doesn’t like the Covenant in its current form, it’s hard to see why either reappraisers or reasserters in TEC would have much interest in signing on to the existing draft.

September 4, 3:53 pm | [comment link]
4. BlueOntario wrote:

We thank you for participating as we grow more deeply into our common life in the Anglican Communion.

This appears to be the “playing nice in the sandbox” side of TEC’s public face.

September 4, 4:57 pm | [comment link]
5. sophy0075 wrote:

I think they are studying how to kill the covenant by indaba, spin, and general obfuscation.

September 4, 6:10 pm | [comment link]
6. Anastasios wrote:

Whose study material will be provided for us to use? I can’t imagine 815 would allow the document to speak for itself.

September 4, 7:19 pm | [comment link]
7. Pageantmaster [Pray for +Mark Lawrence] wrote:

Why would the Episcopal Church pay any attention to the Covenant, when it does not take a blind bit of notice of the rest of the Communion, the ABC, Primates, ACC, their own Canons, or the Word of God for that matter?

And when they claim to be listening to the Holy Spirit, you know they are up to much mischief.

September 4, 7:41 pm | [comment link]
8. Larry Morse wrote:

I think I will let them listen for me.  Larry

September 4, 8:24 pm | [comment link]
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