Comments on: The Anglican Communion Covenant is released

By: Gerry O'Brien

Gerry O'Brien — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:08:15 +0000

IF and I repeat IF, the covenant would be so strong as to bring the TEC and the ACoC to their respective knees and strong enough to turn the tied of liberalism and social justice around against themselves and strong enough to force them to see Jesus Christ as the Truth and the Holy Bible as the infallible Inerrant Word of God then that would be enough for me to say they are confessing, repenting and turning away from their sins of apostasy, etal. Until I see that ‘truly’ happen, I will feel that the covenant is a colossal waste of time.

By: stuck in Toronto

stuck in Toronto — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:17:01 +0000

The good intention here is to move forward. I believe that we should be moving in the opposite direction – quickly.

By: Winter Traveler

Winter Traveler — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:19:40 +0000

Move along! Move along! Nothing to see here.

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:16:18 +0000

I’m going for a pithy summary:

The Covenant can have as many teeth as you like, but we control the jaw.

I notice the Standing Committee becomes the uber-Instrument of Communion, the jaw behind the teeth. I wonder if this was raised with other Instruments of Communion (e.g. the troublesome Primates meeting for one), or whether this is a fait accompli? Note that this body is now the self-titled Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion. What’s in a name, eh?