Bill+

All salient points. I think many of us would agree with you and Mike+ that 
some type of strength (in an "Instrument of Unity," as the Windsor Report 
put it) might be helpful and perhaps the only way for the AC to return to 
being viable.

I'm confused, however, on one point. Your last sentence about "ecumenical 
feelings" didn't make much sense to me. Perhaps I'm missing your context or 
your intent. Can you clarify?

Thanks,
Erich+

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William H. Perkins, Jr." <wperkin2@...>
To: <faithandlife@...>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 8:40 AM
Subject: [FaithandLife] Ambition


The Arch-Bishop of Canterbury is ambitious to.  He does not want to be known 
as the Archbishop who was responsible for the disintegration of the 
Communion.   Preserving the Communion preserves his position in it.

Their report was nothing more than a stalling technique to buy time until 
everybody calms down and just accepts the consecration.  They just want to 
sweep it under the rug. Anglicans seem to be masters at stalling things 
until they can get their way.  It a very oriental way of thinking and the 
patience of it is admirable.  An example would be Bishops Lipscome and 
Howe's two year plan to give ECUSA a chance to repent.  Just a stalling 
technique to keep from making hard decisions and to buy more time

Its obvious that the church polity of the Anglican Communion does not 
contain a mechanism to discipline its members that stray off the path. 
There should be a way to ban ECUSA from the communion until it repents and 
if it does not to remove it altogether.  It's inability to act other than 
just talk and write reports, which are stalling tactics, is inexcusable. At 
least a Pope or Patriarch can make a decision that includes action.

The question should be asked whether one wants to be associated with a 
communion that endorses homosexuality by its inability to discipline its 
members when they violate the law of God for any reason.  I would rather be 
associated with the third world bishops who at least stand up for 
righteousness and the Holy Scriptures regardless of their ambitions.  We 
must be careful that our ecumenical feelings do not turn into idolatry with 
sterling silver images to worship.

Bill+
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