tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post4215935118101035251..comments2023-10-31T14:44:05.872+00:00Comments on Not the same stream: Auckland adds a No to the CovenantPaul Bagshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694279608748668806noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-50191582794082740232012-04-19T17:49:23.620+01:002012-04-19T17:49:23.620+01:00PS. Talk about throwing stones in glass houses. I...PS. Talk about throwing stones in glass houses. If the Covenant has been in place there would never have been any women bishops.Concerned Anglicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428294874876279091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-64020788283197161622012-04-19T17:47:58.407+01:002012-04-19T17:47:58.407+01:00So women bishops can let the side down as well!So women bishops can let the side down as well!Concerned Anglicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428294874876279091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-71326250796674283982012-04-19T16:11:17.631+01:002012-04-19T16:11:17.631+01:00Observer,
Not quite. However the three Tikanga of...Observer,<br /><br />Not quite. However the three Tikanga of the New Zealand Church all need to agree on any significant change - i.e. each has a veto. Therefore the Covenant looks to be defeated there.<br /><br />But. 1) Victoria Matthews, Bishop in Christchurch, has been a strong advocate for the Covenant and is said to be looking for ways to negate the effect of the Maori veto, and 2) The Polynesian Tikanga is thought likely to vote for the Covenant. (Or, at least, this was the position before the England vote.)Paul Bagshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694279608748668806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-41560816770347311572012-04-16T23:21:58.830+01:002012-04-16T23:21:58.830+01:00Not clear here. Does this mean that New Zealand as...Not clear here. Does this mean that New Zealand as a whole has rejected the Covenant?observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994141803910408214noreply@blogger.com