tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post7149101580831573539..comments2023-12-25T23:40:17.701-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Carioca: What's At Stake in the Anglican Covenant DebateDaniel Martinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980949721733826978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-70318372873656804642012-03-03T03:00:38.081-05:002012-03-03T03:00:38.081-05:00My Lords of Oxford and Bristol also neglect to men...My Lords of Oxford and Bristol also neglect to mention that the Episcopal Church in the Philippines House of Bishops have rejected the Covenant, as has the Tikanga Maori in the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, ensuring its defeat in both of those provinces.<br /><br />The curious thing is that the Covenant has now been voted on in 18 of 44 English dioceses and has been rejected in 11. And the curiouser thing is that whenever diocesan officials have allowed a completely open debate, where both pro- and anti- manterial has been distributed and where opening presentations are not rigged in favour of the Covenant, it has consistently been defeated.Malcolm+https://www.blogger.com/profile/08469936715413110334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-91525270649166709872012-03-02T11:44:34.430-05:002012-03-02T11:44:34.430-05:00With all due respect to the bishops of Bristol and...With all due respect to the bishops of Bristol and Oxford, the Covenant isn't nearly as helpful for discussing our disagreements as some of the approaches that have arisen since we started talking, especially continuing indaba, and section 4 never was much good for encouraging conversation as opposed to pushing folks to refrain from questioning the status quo.<br /><br />As a result, the CoE doesn't have to sign up to the Covenant in order to keep the Communion rolling along, and if they reject the Covenant it will be a lot easier for everyone else to move on to some other way of preserving communion.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323740465436735706noreply@blogger.com