Archbishop Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Evangelisation, has just addressed the Lambeth Conference bishops. This cardinal is understood to be one of those favouring a positive reception for disaffected Anglicans. This is what he told the 650 bishops: 'Much is spoken today of diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. By analogy, their symptoms can, at times, be found even in our own Christian communities. For example, when we live myopically in the fleeting present, oblivious of our past heritage and apostolic traditions, we could well be suffering from spiritual Alzheimer's. And when we behave in a disorderly manner, going whimsically our own way without any co-ordination with the head or the other members of our community, it could be ecclesial Parkinson's.'
Now which provinces can he possibly be referring to? It's there in my mind somewhere. No. It's gone. I've clean forgotten. I'm getting too old for this job. It's late in the day, and the lights are going out over Canterbury. Good night. Tomorrow is another day!
Read my story today on how the Indaba process is working. And as a completely irrelevant aside, thank you Matt Kennedy for making me laugh this morning, and welcome to England. Come and have a dip in our icy English swimming pool. Cya ltr!
Posted by Ruth Gledhill on July 22, 2008 at 10:30 PM in Anglican Communion
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