February 21, 2007

That's My Church - Lenten Sobriety Edition

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Some more post-reaction reaction is beginning to filter in regarding the Anglican Communion's call to the ECUSA to shape up or ship out. CaNN's Webelf Report has a large assortment of linky goodness, but sums things up quite well: "Follow-through is everything."

Meanwhile, however, Dr. Mabuse at the Kraalspace isn't buying it:

So the big accomplishment is that now Mrs. Schori has to carry a message to the HoB. There's no discussion of whether this can effect anything but annoying the bishops; expect to see a complete replay of the ever-green "only General Convention can deal with this" excuse. They seem to think that emitting words and demanding more words in response is a genuine plan of action. A new deadline has been issued: September 30. Everyone's very excited about this, as they were about Tanzania, which was supposed to be the make-or-break event. I expect TEC will come up with some half-assed response that everyone will know is bunk, but it will take a further six months for the Primates to study it, and by that time, they'll be tired again, and willing to give TEC a passing grade just to get rid of them for a few more months.

Well, we shall see. As I ruminate on it, I'm coming more and more to the sense that the Primates have really called themselves out: if this plays the way Dr. Mabuse gloomily foresees, it'll expose the Communion as not much better than the U.N. with mitres.

Posted by Robert at February 21, 2007 05:13 PM | TrackBack
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