Editorial: Between a rock and a hard place
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article39000
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 April
- Author
- Sison, Marites N.
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2016 April
- Volume
- 142
- Issue
- 4
- Page
- 4
- Notes
- "On February 29 [2016], the House of Bishops dropped a bombshell when it issued a statement that they were 'not likely' to muster enough votes among themselves to pass a draft resolution allowing same-sex marriage in the Anglican Church of Canada". "Many of those dismayed by the move have asked why the bishops chose to disclose this information ahead of General Synod's vote. Some see it as an attempt to influence the outcome of the vote and derail the process. It did not help that the bishops deliberated behind closed doors, denying the rest of the church the benefit of context and perspective that is so critical to understanding a decision". "The primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, and other bishops maintain that their action was motivated solely by a desire to be honest and transparent. .... Ottawa Bishop John Chapman says it would have been 'disrespectful to keep [private] this knowledge'. One can understand the bishops' dilemma about whether or not to reveal their 'inability to come to a common mind in discerning what the Spirit is saying to the church'. Either way, they would have been excoriated". "What is clear, regardless of one's position on the issue, this is not the time to give in to frustration and despair, but to step back, pray and do some creative thinking".
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. House of Bishops
- Same sex unions - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod (41st : 2016 : Richmond Hill, Ont.) - Resolutions
- Anglican Church of Canada - Government
- Decision making - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada