Friday, October 24, 2003

a new pope?

Virginia Highchurchman has a blurb from the Times (of London) stating that the Archbishop of Canterbury is working on a secret document that will propose a sweeping change in Anglican Communion governance. According to the story, the AoC, who is now first among equals, would have stronger authority to discipline the provinces in the Anglican Communion.

Of course, the Churches within the AC would have to agree to this.

When did this broad church suddenly need a very tight definition of governance and doctrine for all of us?

Will we barter? We give up women bishops, keep women priests, but you guys have to resist multiple marriages and condemn Muslim stoning of women?

I wonder if this is what is called in politics, a trial balloon.

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