UK:Two Theologians at odds over value of Covenant
UK:Two Theologians at odds over value of Covenant
An open letter on the Covenant
January 5th,
To Rev Dr. Andrew Goddard
From Canon Dr. Chris Sugden
Dear Andrew,
Thank you for your article on the Anglican Communion Covenant in the CEN of December 23/30 2011.
Like you I am committed to a proper debate of the issues so that colleagues can make their own judgements in light of all the facts.
Amongst the facts which it is important to remember are the following:
1. You write that the Covenant has been "consistently supported by the Global South Leadership.". Yet on November 24 2010, seven primates [Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda,Tanzania, West Africa, and the Southern Cone of Latin America] representing 40 million Anglicans released a statement that in their view "the covenant was fatally flawed and so support for this initiative is no longer appropriate". Moreover, the Province of South East Asia itself, led at that time by Archbishop Chew, could only commend the covenant subject to the acceptance of a detailed preamble.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
An open letter on the Covenant
January 5th,
To Rev Dr. Andrew Goddard
From Canon Dr. Chris Sugden
Dear Andrew,
Thank you for your article on the Anglican Communion Covenant in the CEN of December 23/30 2011.Like you I am committed to a proper debate of the issues so that colleagues can make their own judgements in light of all the facts.
Amongst the facts which it is important to remember are the following:
1. You write that the Covenant has been "consistently supported by the Global South Leadership.". Yet on November 24 2010, seven primates [Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda,Tanzania, West Africa, and the Southern Cone of Latin America] representing 40 million Anglicans released a statement that in their view "the covenant was fatally flawed and so support for this initiative is no longer appropriate". Moreover, the Province of South East Asia itself, led at that time by Archbishop Chew, could only commend the covenant subject to the acceptance of a detailed preamble.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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