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From: "Mark Clavier+" <anglican@...>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:29:39 -0500
Ken,

No, we don't accept ordinations or consecrations done by female bishops nor
will we if these talks are successful, hence the wording of communion
"within the parameters of the doctrine and discipline" of each Church.
Though, as Fr. Paul has pointed out, how many of us still reverence the
reserved sacrament in an Episcopal Church without enquiring after the
consecrator?

Neither will this lead to our going back to ECUSA.

Or, if such an arrangement is offensive, then we need to stop doing anything
with members of churches within the Anglican Communion who by that
membership have some sort of communion with female clergy and their
supporters.  As I see it, there are only two logical options.  Either we
take the PCK/ACC approach and unchurch the lot (including FiF and the
orthodox provinces) or we take the official AEC approach which was that we
are a lifeboat for those who can no longer remain in ECUSA without at the
same time unchurching ECUSA.  The AEC came pretty close to reaching a deal
whereby the AEC Primus would step down and the ECUSA Presiding Bishop take
his place (with the AEC remaining a separate entity).  What we are doing
doesn't come anywhere close to that.

As for Arius...he did remain in the same church as the Arians!

Mark+