tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post6047938743682981124..comments2023-10-31T14:44:05.872+00:00Comments on Not the same stream: Partnered gay priest to be ordainedPaul Bagshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694279608748668806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-22562208665694257292009-01-12T08:12:00.000+00:002009-01-12T08:12:00.000+00:00Penwatch,Thank you - your scenario is not one that...Penwatch,<BR/><BR/>Thank you - your scenario is not one that had occurred to me but it does seem entirely plausible.Paul Bagshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694279608748668806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108550303571033600.post-18058768214502869412009-01-11T21:11:00.000+00:002009-01-11T21:11:00.000+00:00'That is, having lost the war the conservatives fi...'That is, having lost the war the conservatives find their weapon turned against them - it is a remarkably common phenomenon of theological warfare that the aggressors find themselves looking at the wrong end of weapons they themselves chose.'<BR/><BR/>Good point - this is quite likely as an end point scenario. <BR/><BR/>I personally think that the schism is more or less complete and that in due course (when Archbishops change or the American conservatives run out of money) the Equatorial African Provinces will drift back into the main body of Anglicanism. Ironically, the Covenant may be an impediment to this process.penwatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363809450765158672noreply@blogger.com