A Comment at TitusOneNine on the ACNA

This was picked up by Stand Firm:

William Witt wrote:

I thought I would save some time on this thread by putting in predictable responses in advance:

1. This is a small group of malcontents who will not amount to anything. Ignore them.
2. This is the spearhead of a giant fundamentalist conspiracy that must be stopped at all counts.
3. This group will never amount to anything because they include women priests.
4. This group will never amount to anything because most of their constituent members forbid women priests.
5. This group will fail unless they embrace the 1662 BCP, and nothing later.
6. This group will fail because they are dinosaurs. Notice that they seem stuck on the 1662 BCP.
7. These people are not real Anglicans because they are not recognized by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
8. These people are nothing but puppets of African bishops, who are striving to increase their own power.
9. This is border crossing. That’s not Anglican, and it violates the Windsor process.
10. This group is not genuinely Anglican. They are really just a bunch of Calvinist Protestants and Pentecostals.
11. This group is not sufficiently Reformed. Apparently they are including people who embrace Romish errors.
12. They are just out to steal property that was given by loyal Episcopalians to be preserved in TEC forever. They should just leave the property behind.
13. These people are not really Anglican. They are meeting in storefronts and gymnasiums rather than stone Gothic churches and cathedrals.

I imagine that covers most of the predictable responses. I’m certain there will be more. Logical consistency is not a requirement.

Editor's note: for the record, we at St. Andrew's in Vestal NY left our properties rather than follow the DCNY into court after they sued us. Jesus and the New Testament is very clear that Christians ought not to be suing Christians, but that has not deterred the DCNY or pecusa. We meet at Memorial Park Baptist Church, 1013 Front St. This doesn't endear us to those with more catholic liturgical sensibilities, but it has been an excellent working relationship.