Repeat after me

Morning posting:
Jim Naughton at the Lead reports:

Excerpts from the report:

The existence of such a forum might be included in the Covenant as a key mechanism of achieving reconciliation.

Part of the role of a forum might be for some of its members, having considered the theological and ecclesiological issues of any controversy or divisive action, to travel, meet and offer pastoral advice and guidelines in conflicted, confused and fragile situations.

The president of such a forum would be the Archbishop of Canterbury, who would also appoint its episcopal chair, and its members. The membership of the forum must include members from the Instruments of Communion and be representative of the breadth of the life of the Communion as a whole. Movement forward on this proposal must bear fruit quickly.

We believe that the Pastoral Forum should be empowered to act in the Anglican Communion in a rapid manner to emerging threats to its life, especially through the ministry of its chair would should work alongside the Archbishop of Canterbury in the exercise of his ministry.

The Forum would be responsible for addressing those anomalies of pastoral care arising in the Communion against the recommendations of the Windsor Report. It could also offer guidance on what response and any diminishment of standing within the Communion might be appropriate where any of the three moratoria are broken.

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THE WINDSOR REPORT HAS NO AUTHORITY.
THE WINDSOR REPORT HAS NO AUTHORITY.
THE WINDSOR REPORT HAS NO AUTHORITY.
THE WINDSOR REPORT HAS NO AUTHORITY.

and so forth.

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Naughton says further on up in his article:

It isn't clear to me whether this is a call for Bishop Gene Robinson to step down or face deposition. It also isn't clear to me whether this suggests that gay couples whose relationships were blessed would have to consider themselves unblessed.

The report speaks of three moratoria the Communion requires to regain its equilibrium: a ban on the blessing of same sex relationships; a ban on the consecration of non-celibate gay candidates to the episcopacy and a ban on border crossings.

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I am really, really angry.

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Evening posting:
Jim Naughton said:

Meanwhile, I just ran into Bishop Martin Barahona, the primate of Central America in the café downstairs. I asked him his impressions of this afternoon’s hearings. “The Windsor Report,” he said. “It’s just a report. When did it become like The Bible. The Covenant. Why do we need another covenant? We have the Baptismal Covenant. We have the creeds. What else do we need?”

YES!!!! At least this archbishop understands!!! I am proud to be his canon missioner.

[photo by the Rt Rev'd Thomas Ely of Bishops Barahona and John Bruno, LA]