Divisions Deepen in Pilling Report
By the Rev. Dr. Andrew Goddard
THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION INSTITUTE
http://www.anglicancommunioninstitute.com/
December 7th, 2013
The Church of England House of Bishops' Working Group on Human Sexuality, chaired by Sir Joseph Pilling, published its report ("the Pilling Report") on November 28, in advance of discussion by the House of Bishops in December and the whole College of Bishops in January (see this TLC report by John Martin).
It is, as Lambeth Palace tweeted, a report to not of the Church of England but it will set the agenda for future discussions and so its content, rationale, and significance are important. They can be summed up by exploring nine areas (building on the analysis I offered earlier this year here).
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By the Rev. Dr. Andrew Goddard
THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION INSTITUTE
http://www.anglicancommunioninstitute.com/
December 7th, 2013
The Church of England House of Bishops' Working Group on Human Sexuality, chaired by Sir Joseph Pilling, published its report ("the Pilling Report") on November 28, in advance of discussion by the House of Bishops in December and the whole College of Bishops in January (see this TLC report by John Martin).
It is, as Lambeth Palace tweeted, a report to not of the Church of England but it will set the agenda for future discussions and so its content, rationale, and significance are important. They can be summed up by exploring nine areas (building on the analysis I offered earlier this year here).
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
