The Evangelical Fellowship of Irish Clergy response to ‘Communion, Covenant and the Anglican Future’

August 8th, 2009
Anglican Mainstream

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s clear rejection of the blessing of same-sex unions and the ordination of practicing homosexuals is to be welcomed for its biblical basis. We rejoice that the traditional teaching on marriage, sexual behaviour and clergy lifestyle has been maintained and recognised as normative teaching within the Anglican Communion, and hope that faithful Anglicans can partner together in mission and spiritual growth.

However, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s proposed “two-tier” or “two-track” Anglican Communion is problematic in all sorts of ways, as he acknowledges himself, and we would urge him and others to think very carefully about the risks entailed. the rest