tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post1822135202896289655..comments2023-10-31T14:44:05.872+00:00Comments on Not the same stream: Reading the FoCA tea leavesPaul Bagshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694279608748668806noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-25252845063532863932012-05-01T12:15:06.194+01:002012-05-01T12:15:06.194+01:00They even had one Kiwi Bishop there - the Bishop o...They even had one Kiwi Bishop there - the Bishop of Nelson - (There is an historic connection between the dioceses of Sydney & Nelson) who took advantage of the trip to get himself invited to preach at the ANZAC Service at Westminster Abbey! It might be interesting to have a roll-call of exactly who did manage to get themselves to the Parish Hall in London for the GAFCON (disguised as FCA) Meeting. One does tend to be concerned about the clandestine nature of A.M.i.E.Father Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17062632692873621258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-87101944197321832712012-04-30T03:02:00.867+01:002012-04-30T03:02:00.867+01:00Mark Lawrence, TEC(?) bishop of the Diocese of Sou...Mark Lawrence, TEC(?) bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina, was at the meeting. He has one foot in and one foot out of the church, and no one would be greatly surprised if he bolted. According to <a href="http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/005484.html" rel="nofollow">Thinking Anglicans</a>, the Guildford Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship invited Lawrence to give a talk in Surrey while he's in England.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-91323199522022726842012-04-29T17:22:42.206+01:002012-04-29T17:22:42.206+01:00Apparently, Richard Chartres Bishop of London was ...Apparently, Richard Chartres Bishop of London was there! <br /><br />Spectre at the feast, Archbishop of Canterbury in waiting or new FoCA 'Chairman', it's difficult to know what he was doing with them?observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994141803910408214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-80583416197072520352012-04-28T23:17:35.747+01:002012-04-28T23:17:35.747+01:00A very interesting and useful analysis.
However,...A very interesting and useful analysis. <br /><br />However, I think you overplay the significance of the latest FoCA gathering. A disparate, self-appointed and self-selected group destined to fight amongst themselves, meeting in a church and hall (where even the local Church Council have not been told of their presence) can pass any resolutions they want but it will make little difference. Lots of groups of various shades and allegiances meet from time to time and pass resolutions. <br /><br />What will make a difference (and here I disagree with you again) is who the next Archbishop of Canterbury is and what he does.<br /><br />In the meantime there is a background jockeying for position as to who will be the new elected 'Chairman/Archbishop' of FoCA and it's a race between retired and about to retire bishops who should know better.Concerned Anglicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428294874876279091noreply@blogger.com