Chair of CAPA to meet with ABC before Primates Meeting

Opening remarks by Archbishop Ian Ernest, Chairman of the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa (CAPA), reveals that he will be part of a small group of primates who will meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury before the Primates Meeting. From Ernest's remarks:


As regards the Primates Meeting hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury due to take place early next year, we shall be able to express ourselves but the decision to attend rests solely on the individual Archbishop.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has invited me in my capacity of CAPA Chairman to be part of a preparatory committee. He is also anxious that a small group of primates meet with him. I would like to have your opinion and thoughts about it....

May I also thank the CAPA General Secretary and the secretariat for enabling this meeting to happen.

Read his remarks at Anglican Communion News Service.

Archbishop Fred Hiltz of Canada met with the Archbishop of Canterburyon November 3rd. No news has emerged from that meeting but last month the Anglican Journal reported,

Archbishop Hiltz said the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams may try to deal with this problem by arranging prior meetings of smaller groups of like-minded primates.

Posted by Ann Fontaine on November 10, 2010 5:06 PM | |
Comments (4)

"I would like to have your opinion and thoughts about it.. [meeting with ABC]"

It's not clear that Ernest is saying he will accept the invitation. It could be that he's asking for advice from his CAPA colleagues first about whether he should attend a planning meeting for a meeting he's said he will not attend if Katharine Jefferts Schori is present.

Posted by John B. Chilton [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 10, 2010 5:51 PM

Oh, for Pete's sake! These guys are such drama queens! So afraid of getting girl-cooties.

Posted by Elizabeth Kaeton [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 10, 2010 6:07 PM

These not-so-gentlemen are busy setting high moral standards as most of the cultures they come from are loaded with vertical corruption, sex slavery, child witchburning, civil war and LGBTI persecuting/demonizing--they probably are right in wondering if they ought be pondering other peoples morals and religious practices too far from home. They all have large numbers of Anglicans to serve-of course they would-where would the desperate and hurting go but to God?

Posted by Leonardoricardosanto.blogspot.com [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 10, 2010 6:48 PM

And as Monty Python used to say... now for something totally different...
http://www.anglicanjournal.com/nc/news-update-items/article/presiding-bishop-addresses-major-ecumenical-gathering-9438.html

Posted by Rod Gillis [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 10, 2010 8:14 PM

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