tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post1744085569401760466..comments2023-10-31T14:44:05.872+00:00Comments on Not the same stream: No Anglican Covenant Coalition ~ new PatronPaul Bagshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694279608748668806noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-58319104319341405932012-02-19T15:38:03.563+00:002012-02-19T15:38:03.563+00:00Paul: I assume that you have asked a real and not ...Paul: I assume that you have asked a real and not rhetorical question?<br /><br />What would happen if by the grace of God the Covenant were to be defeated?<br /><br />Why, nothing would happen and that would be the best outcome, except that Rowan Williams' exit would be hastened.Concerned Anglicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428294874876279091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-20390327126970971212012-02-16T06:23:50.048+00:002012-02-16T06:23:50.048+00:00I don't think 'they' will give up even...I don't think 'they' will give up even if the majority of English dioceses do vote against - it won't be an overwhelming defeat.<br /><br />But they will will be deeply wounded and (from the Global South's perspective) any later endorsement of the Covenant by the English Church will be deeply suspect.<br /><br />So what would follow defeat of the Covenant?Paul Bagshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694279608748668806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-74142589516667323032012-02-15T22:31:13.289+00:002012-02-15T22:31:13.289+00:00This is an exciting time for the 'No Anglican ...This is an exciting time for the 'No Anglican Covenant'. <br /><br />It's beginning to feel as if the Covenant is an idea that has had its day, especially if a majority of English synods vote against it ... surely after that it can't survive?<br /><br />If they were to push on with it after that, it would be the most divisive 'instrument of unity' ever!Concerned Anglicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428294874876279091noreply@blogger.com