Primates’ statements – lots of them

I recommend this page of Primates’ statements to you at Ekklesia’s site. There you will find numerous statements from various Primates concerning the recent unpleasantness in the Episcopal Church, U.S.A.

The first thing that comes to mind when skimming these is the obvious (or what should be obvious): there has been no lack of warnings of the serious consequences of the actions of the last ECUSA General Convention.

I find this statement particularly notable. Before the convention, seven primates among many others warned that confirming Robinson as bishop would “separate [the Episcopal Church] from historic Christian faith and teaching,� and
“alienate it from the fellowship and accountability of the worldwide Anglican family.� This from a meeting at Truro Church in July 2003 that you don’t hear much about anymore.

That a majority of the Episcopal bishops went ahead and confirmed Robinson in spite of these warnings is the height of arrogance. It and actions since then send the message that Episcopal leaders just don’t care about the rest of the Anglican Communion.

You know, when you have a grown child who just doesn’t care about the family, but is a divisive burden on it, not respecting family standards, yet somehow remaining a member of the household, there’s sometimes one thing to do:

Kick. him. out. of. the. house.

Hopefully, he’ll learn from his eviction and eventually repent. But if not, you will not allow him to drag down the whole family.