[faithandlife] Re: [FaithandLife] BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND AND ANGLICAN UNITY BY 2012

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From: "gc_mccomas McComas" <gc_mccomas@...>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:57:30 -0400
And now, for something completely different:
http://www.anglican-nig.org/bshpelects_jun2006.htm
The Rev Canon Martyn Minns of Truro Parish in Virginia, USA was also elected 
Bishop in the Church of Nigeria for the missionary initiative of the Church 
of Nigeria called Convocation of Anglican Churches in North America (CANA).

I'm not sure how this fits into doing things decently and in order, but my 
first gut reaction is that this is rather positive.


And also, Pittsburgh is asking for alternative Primatial oversight, like Ft. 
Worth:
http://titusonenine.classicalanglican.net/?p=13954#comments
The weird part of this is that he is calling for Pittsburgh and Ft. Worth 
and whoever will join them to form a tenth Province of The Episcopal Church. 
In other words, he is calling to stay in communion with ECUSA/TEC, even if 
it's an impaired communion. It makes me wonder if the years of justifying 
time and again why they could remain part of the organic ECUSA has dulled 
some of the senses. On the other hand, if this is just part of a grander 
plan to eventually completely get out from under ECUSA (they are appealing 
for non-Schori oversight, after all), it might open them to the complaint of 
taking an "ends justifying the means" approach. I'm not sure what to think. 
At least steps are being taken to try to do what's right.