>Dean Scott: What hypocrisy. Allof these bishops (except possibly +Ackerman) are heretics and have no grounds on which to complain about anything. Lord have mercy. Blessings. GDVW+ FROM AMERICAN ANGLICAN COUNCIL > > Orthodox Bishops’ Statement: General Convention > Actions Inadequate > > June 21, 2006 > > For Immediate Release > > TO THE FAITHFUL IN CHRIST JESUS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD: > > We, the undersigned, Bishops of the Episcopal Church > make the following statement: > > In the wake of the action by this House granting > consent to the consecration of Canon V. Gene Robinson > as Bishop of New Hampshire in 2003, many of us in this > House made an appeal to the Archbishop of Canterbury > and the Primates of the Anglican Communion “to > intervene in the pastoral emergency that has overtaken > us.” That appeal was heard and the Archbishop called > for an extraordinary meeting of the Primates on 15–16 > October, 2003. The Primates spoke forthrightly and > unanimously about the consequences that would ensue > across the Communion in the event that the > consecration went forward, warning that it would “tear > the fabric of our Communion at its deepest level.” > They also called for the formation, under a mandate > given by the Archbishop, of the Lambeth Commission on > Communion. This General Convention has now given its > response to the recommendations of the work of that > Commission, known as the Windsor Report. > > Now, once again, we find the need to speak candidly. > The responses which the Convention has given to the > clear and simple requests of the Lambeth Commission, > the clear and simple requests indeed of the Anglican > Communion, are clearly and simply inadequate. We > reaffirm our conviction that the Windsor Report > provides the way forward for the entire Anglican > Communion, the ecumenical relationships of the > Communion, and the common life of a faithful Episcopal > Church. Further, we have agreed to submit ourselves to > the Windsor Report’s requirements, both in what it > teaches and in the discipline it enjoins. We have not > changed in our commitment. > > Sadly, because of statements made by members of this > House at this Convention, we must question whether > this General Convention is misleading the rest of the > Communion by giving a false perception that they > intend actually to comply with the recommendations of > the Windsor Report. We therefore disassociate > ourselves from those acts of this Convention that do > not fully comply with the Windsor Report. > > It is our intention not only to point to the > inadequacies of the General Convention’s responses, > but to declare to our brothers and sisters in Christ > throughout the Communion that we continue as The > Episcopal Church in this country who uphold and > propagate the historic faith and order we have come to > know through the Anglican heritage of apostolic > teaching and biblical faith; who desire to be fully a > constituent member of the Anglican Communion; and who > are ready to embrace and live under the Windsor Report > without equivocation. Accordingly, we repudiate the > actions of the General Convention of 2003 which have > breached the bonds of affection within the Communion. > We bishops have committed to withhold consents for any > persons living in same gender relationships who may be > put forward for consecration as a bishop of the > Church. And we have refused to grant authority for the > blessing of sexual relationships outside Christian > Marriage in our jurisdictions. We intend to go forward > in the Communion confidently and unreservedly. > > Our chief concern now is to fulfill our charge as > bishops of the Church of God in the Anglican tradition > to “guard the faith, unity and discipline” of the > Church. Pastoral care and apostolic teaching must not > only be given to our own dioceses, but to all the > faithful in this country who seek apostolic oversight > and support. We will take counsel together to fulfill > our service on behalf of faithful Anglicans in this > country, both clergy and laity, and to proclaim the > Gospel and build up the Church of our Lord Jesus > Christ, and we seek the support of the Archbishop of > Canterbury and the Primates and Bishops of the > Anglican Communion as we do so. > > The Rt. Rev. Keith Lynn Ackerman, Diocese of Quincy > The Rt. Rev. James M. Adams, Jr., Diocese of Western > Kansas > The Rt. Rev. Peter H. Beckwith, Diocese of Springfield > The Rt. Rev. Robert Wm. Duncan, Diocese of Pittsburgh > The Rt. Rev. Daniel W. Herzog, Diocese of Albany > The Rt. Rev. Jack L. Iker, Diocese of Fort Worth > The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon, Jr., Diocese of South > Carolina* > The Rt. Rev. John-David Schofield, Diocese of San > Joaquin > The Rt. Rev. James M. Stanton, Diocese of Dallas* > The Rt. Rev. Henry W. Scriven, Diocese of Pittsburgh > The Rt. Rev. William J. Skilton, Diocese of South > Carolina > The Rt. Rev. C. FitzSimons Allison, Retired > The Rt. Rev. William J. Cox, Retired > The Rt. Rev. Alex D. Dickson, Retired > > Wednesday, June 21, 2006 > > * Drafters of the original statement > > -30- > > Note: It is anticipated that other bishops will add > their support to this statement. Please check the > Network website (www.acn-us.org ) for the most > up-to-date list of signatories. > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > faithandlife-unsubscribe@... > > ----------------------------------------- Catholic Financial Services Send and Receive all online Payments And Donations No Merchant Account Required! https://www.catholicfs.org/