Brothers+ The Canadian Archbishop complains in regard to the Nottingham ACC meeting: "The day after our presentation, however, a motion was brought, without notice, requesting the Anglican Consultative Council to affirm the Primates' request that we voluntarily withdraw from the meeting, and further requesting us to withdraw from all activities of the Anglican Communion until Lambeth 2008. That motion was debated at a closed session. We were not present during the debate, we did not participate, and we did not speak. We did not even hear the debate. There is undeniably an issue of natural justice in this process. An amended motion was eventually approved, affirming the Primates' request and interpreting voluntary withdrawal from the Council to include two committees - the standing committee, and the committee on finance and administration. The amended motion carried by the narrowest of margin." After his complaint of injustice, he indulges in what I believe to be wishful thinking, " I hope and pray that our presentation and the presentation by our ECUSA brothers and sisters may have moved the discussion along and perhaps even provided a slight impetus for the discussion on sexual issues to begin in those parts of the Communion where it has not yet begun. I am encouraged by these thoughts and by these possibilities. I am also encouraged that the Council agreed to the establishment of a "listening process" designed to collate information on sexual issues from the different provinces and to make these resources widely available for study and reflection." Since ECUSA and Canada appeared at both Domantine and Nottingham uninvited, there is little wonder that the ACC leaders secreted themselves and locked the doors. Haven't we all at one time or another had to hide from intrusive and uninvited visitors? ++Hutchinson and ++Griswald assume that none of the rest of the Anglican communion has heard of or studied sex and marriage. No doubt they will show up again at Lambeth 2008 to tell the world all about it. For the rest of the story see http://www.anglican.ca/news/news.php?newsItem=2005-06-30_z.ans Charles+ -- To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: faithandlife-unsubscribe@...