ABC offers prayers for new PB

[TomUK]

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has issued a statement on the election of the Rt Revd Katharine Jefferts Schori as the next Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America, in succession to the Most Revd Frank Griswold.


“ I send my greetings to Bishop Katharine and she has my prayers and good wishes as she takes up a deeply demanding position at a critical time. She will bring many intellectual and pastoral gifts to her new work, and I am pleased to see the strength of her commitment to mission and to the Millennium Development Goals.


Her election will undoubtedly have an impact on the collegial life of the Anglican Primates; and it also brings into focus some continuing issues in several of our ecumenical dialogues.


We are continuing to pray for the General Convention of the Episcopal Church as it confronts a series of exceptionally difficult choices.”


Earlier today Dr Rowan Williams spoke to Bishop Schori by telephone to assure her of prayers as she prepares to take up her post.



http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/releases/060619%20New%20Presiding%20Bishop.htm

[karen freeinchristman]

Well, there we go... that wasn't too hard to understand, was it?
Good on him, I say.

[higgs2]

Well, there we go... that wasn't too hard to understand, was it?
Good on him, I say.
Yep, I understood it. No unusual words either. :thumbsup:

The millenium development goals are mentioned too, told you'all they were important :D :thumbsup:

[Aymn27]

http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/releases/060619%20New%20Presiding%20Bishop.htm
pull up a chair and watch the show guys...this is gonna get interesting...sounds to me like Rowan approves..wonder what the rest of the Primates are going to say??

[TomUK]

pull up a chair and watch the show guys...this is gonna get interesting...sounds to me like Rowan approves..wonder what the rest of the Primates are going to say??

I was praying that Roman would for once offer a bit of leadership here. Yet again however he is more than content to just let events unravel himself.

As the days of the GC slowly progress i am increasingly thinking Glenn's earlier analogy was quite apt. What makes it even sadder is that the situation is still redeemable - it just requires someone with a bit of backbone.

[SirTimothy]

I know what my primate is going to say. He's not going to be pleased. Not is ++Sydney, I suspect. I disagree with my bishop (who is incidentally PB of the province) over many things, this among them.

[higgs2]

I was praying that Roman would for once offer a bit of leadership here. Yet again however he is more than content to just let events unravel himself.

As the days of the GC slowly progress i am increasingly thinking Glenn's earlier analogy was quite apt. What makes it even sadder is that the situation is still redeemable - it just requires someone with a bit of backbone.
LOL, Tom! Roman? Perhaps that was a "freudian slip"? :D

[TomUK]

LOL, Tom! Roman? Perhaps that was a "freudian slip"? :D

^_^